WorksheetsThe Axial Skeleton : Functions & Structures
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Forms longitudinal axis of body
Axial skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
Allows for movement and ability to interact with and manipulate our environment
Appendicular skeleton
Axial skeleton
Which are not part of the axial skeleton?
Skull(cranium & facial bones)
Vertebral column
Thoracic cage(sternum, ribs, thoracic vertebrae)
Pelvic girdle
Appendicular skeleton composed of all except for one:
Pectoral girdle(clavicle, scapula)
Upper limbs, lower limbs
Pelvic girdle( coxal bones:ilium, ischium,pubis)
Thoracic cage
Skull are divided into three parts:
Skull, vertebral, column, bony thorax
Pelvic and pectoral
Skull has two sets of bones which are the “Cranium & the Facial bones”
True
False
“Interlocking and jagged, immobile”
Bones are joined by sutures
Mandible
Only the mandible in attached by a freely movable joint : (TMJ)
True
False
Lighten the skull and give resonance & amplification to voice
Paranasal sinuses
Nasal sinuses
“Inflammation of the sinuses”
Sinusitis
Bursitis
Paranasal sinuses: “hollow portions of bone surrounding the nasal cavity(respiratory-mucous membrane is continous with nasal sinuses)”
True
False
“The fetal skull is large compared to infants total body length “
True
False
fontanels: “fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones”
“Allow the brain to grow and convert to bone within 24 months after birth“
24 months birth
