BIO 204 Vertebral /Features, Sternum, and Ribs
1. axial: skull, spinal column, thoracic cage
2. hyoid bone: a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
PARTS:
- greater horn, lesser horn, body
3. cervical vertebrae: vertebrae 1-7 (7 total); concave curvature (forward)
4. thoracic vertebrae on skeleton: vertebrae 8-19 (12 total); convex curvature
5. lumbar vertebrae on skeleton: vertebrae 20-24 (5 total); concave curvature
1/8
, 6. sacrum on skeleton: 5 fused vertebrae; convex curvature
7. Coccyx: 4 fused vertebrae ("tailbone")
2/8
1. axial: skull, spinal column, thoracic cage
2. hyoid bone: a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.
PARTS:
- greater horn, lesser horn, body
3. cervical vertebrae: vertebrae 1-7 (7 total); concave curvature (forward)
4. thoracic vertebrae on skeleton: vertebrae 8-19 (12 total); convex curvature
5. lumbar vertebrae on skeleton: vertebrae 20-24 (5 total); concave curvature
1/8
, 6. sacrum on skeleton: 5 fused vertebrae; convex curvature
7. Coccyx: 4 fused vertebrae ("tailbone")
2/8
