[ANAT 201] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (32 pages long)

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Two types of bone tissue: compact bone: dense, smooth, and homogeneous, spongy bone: small, needle-like pieces of bone, many open spaces. Classi cation: long, short, at, irregular: at bones: skull, ribs, sternum, irregular bones: vertebrae, hip bones. Bone markings: t terms are projections or processes, f terms are depressions or cavities. The skull: cranium bones enclose the brain. Form the cranium that protects the brain. Calvaria (skullcap) forms the roof and walls, whereas the base of the skull forms the oor or cranial cavity. There are eight cranial bones, some are paired: frontal, occipital, ethmoid, sphenoid, parietal (pair), temporal (pair) Frontal forms the forehead and the roof of the eye orbit. Parietal forms the roof of the cranium. Temporal form the lower walls and part of the oor or the cranial cavity. Occipital forms the posterior, inferior part of the skull and much of the base. Sphenoid bone forms part of the oor of the cranium.

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