Biology 2121 – Review/Objectives – Chapter 7

Vocabulary:  Foramen; meatus; sinuses; centrum; atlas; axis; condyle; tubercle; trochanter; carpus; phalanges; ramus

Objectives:

1. Compare the axial and appendicular skeletal systems 2. Know the functions of the skeletal system 3. Know the number of bones in the skull 4. Know the number of bones that make up the cranium  Know how it is formed  Know functions 5. Know the sutures that separate the major cranium bones  Also know that sutures are immovable joints 6. Know the number of facial bones  Know the functions of the facial bones 7. Vertebral Column  Know the total number of bones  Know the number of each type (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx)  Know the curvature characteristics – and disorders  Attachments  Discs – makeup and function  Compare different types of vertebrae 8. Sacrum and Coccyx  Know the number of bones  Functions of the sacral foramina and canal  Sacroiliac joint 9. Thoracic Cage  Know the function  Characteristics of the sternum  Know the number of true, false and floating ribs – know why they are classified as those types  How they are jointed to the sternum and other parts of the skeletal system 10. Pectoral Girdle  Know the general function of the pectoral or shoulder  Characteristics of the clavicles (PP notes)  Characteristics of the scapulae (PP notes) 11. Limbs  Know the general characteristics of the humerus, ulna and radius (PP notes)  Know the number of carpal bones  General characteristics of the metatarsals and phalanges (PP notes) 12. Pelvic Girdle  Define Os Coxae  Know the major bones of the pelvic girdle  Compare male and female pelvic girdles 13. Lower Limbs  Know the general characteristics of the femur, tibia and fibula (PP notes) 14. Foot  Know the number of tarsal bones  Know different bones make up the tarsus  Know the number of phalanges

 Please Note: You are responsible for all of the bones that you covered in the lab for the lecture exam.