APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The axial skeleton is made up of?
A
Appendages (Arms and legs)
B
Shoulder
C
Cranium, Vertebrae, and rib cage
D
Fingers and toes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your axial skeleton is made up of the 80 bones within the central core of your body. This includes bones in your skull (cranial and facial bones ), ears, neck, back (vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone) and ribcage (sternum and ribs).

Detailed explanation-2: -The eight cranial bones support and protect the brain: occipital bone, parietal bone (r, l), temporal bone (r, l), frontal bone, sphenoid, and ethmoid. In fetuses and newborn infants, cranial bones are connected by flexible fibrous sutures, including large regions of fibrous membranes called fontanelles.

Detailed explanation-3: -SEER Training: Axial Skeleton (80 bones)

Detailed explanation-4: -The 80 bones of the axial skeleton form the vertical axis of the body. They include the bones of the head, vertebral column, ribs and breastbone or sternum. The appendicular skeleton consists of 126 bones and includes the free appendages and their attachments to the axial skeleton.

Detailed explanation-5: -1: Axial skeleton: The axial skeleton consists of the bones of the skull, ossicles of the middle ear, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and rib cage.

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