| Skeletal Organization | |||||||||||
| There are approxiamately 206 bones throughout human body. | |||||||||||
| Skeletons are divided into two major parts: Axial Skeleton and Appendicular Skeleton | |||||||||||
| Axial Skeletons are consisted of: 1. Skull: composed of cranium and facial bones 2. Hyoid Bones: Located in the neck between the lower jaw and larynx. 3. vertebral Column: also called the backbone. 4. Thorax: composed of twelve pairs of ribs, and the sternum |
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| Appendicular Skeletons are consisted of: 1. Pectoral girdle: formed by scapula and clavicle on the both sides of the body. 2: Upper Limb: consists of humerus (armbone), and radius and ulna on the forearm on both sides. There are eigh carpals, five matacarpals, and fourteen phalanges on each wrist. 3. Pelvic girdle: consists of coxal bones or hipbones. 4. Lower Limbs: consists of the thighbones called femurs on the upper legs; tibia and fibula on the lower legs. There is patella or kneecaps on each lower limbs. The foot is consisted of seven tarsals, five metatarsal, and fourteen phalanges. |
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