Chapter 8
The Skeletal System

 

 

  1. Know the key terms in chapter 8.
  2. Know the regions of the skeleton (axial vs. appendicular).  If given a list of bones be able to identify whether each bone is part of the axial or appendicular skeleton.
  3. Know the number of bones humans normally have at birth and as adults.
  4. Know how many skull bones there are and how many are facial and how many are cranial.
  5. Swelling of the brain may force tissue through what structure of the skull?
  6. Know the location of each cranial bone and suture in relation to one another.  (i.e. is the parietal bone anterior or posterior to the occipital bone? What sutures serve as borders for the parietal bone?)
  7. Which bone is known as the cheek bone?
  8. Know which bone is the shin bone and what part of that bone can you palpate on your leg.
  9. Know the purpose for the foramen magnum.
  10. Know the part of the skull that articulates with the first vertebrae.
  11. Know the names of the first and second vertebrae and know their features.
  12. Know what a ‘foramen’ is.
  13. Know what bone forms the anterior 2/3s of the hard palate.
  14. Know the names and locations of the four paranasal sinuses.
  15. Know which skull bone can move.
  16. Know why the dentist sticks a needle in the back of your mouth before pulling a wisdom tooth.
  17. Know which bone is commonly fractured during strangulation.
  18. Know the auditory ossicles and where they are located.
  19. Know the technical name for soft spots on infants and understand why they are there.
  20. Know the age that skull bones fuse and the age at which a child’s skull reaches adult size.
  21. Know the total number of vertebrae and know the five groups and how many there are in each group.
  22. Know what intervertebral discs are and know their purpose.
  23. Understand what a herniated disc is and  what actually causes the pain.
  24. Know the normal newborn and adult spinal curvatures.
  25. Know the abnormal spinal curvatures and what causes each type.
  26. Know the name of the brain structure that lives in the sella turcica.
  27. Know the name of the tailbone.
  28. Know what the thoracic cage consists of.
  29. Know the number of ribs men and women have and know which ones are true, false, and floating.
  30. Know what part of the humerus articulates with which part of the scapula.
  31. Know what the ‘brachium’ and ‘antebrachium’ are.
  32. Know which arm bone is on the side with the thumb.
  33. Know the names of the carpal and tarsal bones.
  34. Know the part of the os coxae that articulates with which part of the femur.
  35. Know the differences between the male and female pelvic girdles.

36. Know which part of the humerus sticks out as the funny bone.

  1. Know which leg bone is the weight bearing bone.