ANTHROP 3FA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cervical Vertebrae, Inferior Nasal Concha, Thoracic Vertebrae
14 Sep 2016
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The mature adult human skeleton consists of approximately205 bones. All of the bones of the human skeleton articulate with at least one other bone of the skeleton except for the hyoid bone. Anatomical position (standard): for humans is standing, facing with the feet pointing forward, the palms of the hands facing forward and the thumbs pointed laterally. In the anatomical position none of the bones are crossed when the body is viewed from the front. When the terms left and right are used, they refer to the left and right of the individual or bone being studied with respect to anatomical position, not from the perspective of the observer. The skeleton can be divided into: cranial skeleton: refers to the bones of the skull, postcranial skeleton (or infracranial skeleton): refers to everything below the skull. Axial skeleton: consists of bones along and near the body"s midline.
