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The Skeletal System:
Axial Division
PowerPoint®
Lecture Presentations prepared by
Steven Bassett
Southeast Community College
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Introduction
• The axial skeleton:
• Composed of bones along the central axis of
the body
• Divided into three regions:
• Skull
• Vertebral column
• Thoracic cage
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Figure 6.1b The Axial Skeleton (Part 1 of 2)
Anterior (left) and posterior (right) views
of the bones of the axial skeleton
Skull
Ribs
Lumbar
vertebrae
Sacrum
Coccyx
Sternum
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Introduction
• Functional anatomy of the axial skeleton:
• Framework that supports and protects organs in the
dorsal and ventral body cavities
• Protects special sense organs for taste, smell,
hearing, balance, and vision
• Attachment sites for muscles that:
• Adjust the posture of the head, neck, and trunk
• Move the thoracic cage for respiration
• Stabilize the appendicular skeleton
• The connection between axial and appendicular skeleton in
the upper body is sternum-clavicle.
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Figure 6.1a The Axial Skeleton
SKELETAL SYSTEM
APPENDICULAR SKELETON
(see Figure 7.1)
AXIAL SKELETON 80
Skull and
associated
bones
Thoracic
cage
Vertebral
column
Skull
Associated
bones
Auditory
ossicles
Cranium
Face
Hyoid
Sternum
Ribs
Vertebrae
Sacrum
Coccyx
29
25
26
14
24
24
8
6
1
1
1
1
Anterior view of the skeleton
highlighting components of the
axial skeleton; the flowchart
indicates relationships among
the axial components.
126
206
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Figure 6.2 Cranial and Facial Subdivisions of the Skull (Part 1 of 2)
SKULL
ASSOCIATED BONES
Hyoid bone 1
7
6
Auditory ossicles
enclosed in
temporal bones
(detailed in
Chapter 18)
FACE CRANIUM
14 8
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Maxillae
Palatine bones
Nasal bones
Inferior nasal
conchae
Zygomatic bones
Lacrimal bones
Vomer
Mandible
Occipital bone
Parietal bones
Frontal bone
Temporal bones
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
1
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Figure 6.2 Cranial and Facial Subdivisions of the Skull (Part 2 of 2)
Facial Bones Cranial Bones
Nasal bone
Zygomatic
bone
Maxilla
Lacrimal
bone
Vomer
Mandible
Frontal
bone
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Parietal bone
Temporal
bone
Occipital
bone
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Bones of the Cranium
The cranial cavity is a fluid-filled chamber that supports and
protects the brain. It is made up of the
Occipital: foramen magnum, hypoglossal canal, occipital
condyle.
Parietal (2): coronal, lambdoid and sagittal surures.
Frontal: supraorbital foramen, supraorbital arch, glabella,
frontal sinus.
Temporal (2): squamous portion, petrose portion, mastoid
process, styloid process, external acoustic meatus.
Sphenoid: sella turcica, clinoid process, optic groove,
dorsum sellae, pterigoid process.
Ethmoid: perforating panel, crista galli, perpendicular plate,
ethmoid sinuses, superior portion of nasal septum.
The Skull and Associated Bones
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Figure 6.3a The Adult Skull
Posterior view of the bones of the adult skull
Mandible
External occipital
protuberance
Occipital condyle
Styloid process
Mastoid process
Temporal
bone
Squamous
suture
Lambdoid
suture
Sagittal suture
Left parietal
bone
Right parietal
bone
Occipital
bone
Sagittal suture
Lambdoid suture
Squamous suture
Temporal bone
External occipital
protuberance
Mastoid process
Occipital condyle
Left parietal
bone Right parietal
bone
Occipital bone
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Figure 6.6a The Occipital and Parietal Bones
Occipital bone, inferior (external) view
Hypoglossal
canal
Foramen magnum
Occipital condyle
Hypoglossal canal
Condyloid fossa
Inferior nuchal line
External occipital crest
Superior nuchal line
External occipital protuberance
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Figure 6.3b The Adult Skull
Superior view of the bones
of the adult skull
Nasal bones
Frontal
bone
Right
parietal
bone
Left
parietal
bone
Occipital
bone
Occipital
bone
Frontal
bone
Right
parietal
bone
Left
parietal
bone
Lambdoid
suture
Sagittal
suture
Coronal
suture
Zygomatic
bone
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Figure 6.3c The Adult Skull (Part 1 of 2)
Lateral view of the bones of the adult skull
Parietal bone Frontal bone
Temporal
bone
Occipital bone
Superior temporal line
Inferior temporal line
Squamous suture
Lambdoid suture
External acoustic
meatus
Mastoid process
Zygomatic
arch
Styloid process
Zygomatic process of temporal bone
Temporal process of zygomatic bone
Mandible
Coronal suture
Sphenoid
Supra-orbital foramen
Frontonasal suture
Nasal bone
Lacrimal groove of lacrimal bone
Ethmoid
Infra-orbital foramen
Maxilla
Zygomatic bone
Mental foramen
Mental protuberance
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Figure 6.3d The Adult Skull (Part 1 of 2)
Anterior view of the bones of the adult skull
Parietal bone
Supra-orbital foramen
Sphenoid
Temporal bone
Ethmoid
Palatine bone
Lacrimal bone
Zygomaticofacial
foramen
Zygomatic bone
Nasal bone
Maxilla
Inferior nasal concha
Vomer
Mandible
Frontal bone
Coronal suture
Frontonasal suture
Optic canal
Superior orbital fissure
Inferior orbital fissure
Temporal process of
zygomatic bone
Infra-orbital foramen
Middle nasal concha
Perpendicular plate
of ethmoid
Mental foramen
Mental protuberance
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Figure 6.3e The Adult Skull (Part 1 of 2)
Inferior view of the adult skull, mandible removed
Greater palatine foramen
Frontal bone
Lesser palatine foramen
Zygomatic bone
Vomer
Sphenoid
Foramen ovale
Styloid process
Mandibular fossa
Temporal squama
External
acoustic meatus
Jugular foramen
Condyloid fossa
Lambdoid suture
Occipital bone
External occipital protuberance
Incisive fossa
Palatal process of maxilla
Maxilla
Internal nares
Palatine bone
Zygomatic arch
Medial and lateral
pterygoid processes
Foramen lacerum
Carotid canal
Temporal bone
Mastoid process
Stylomastoid foramen
Occipitomastoid suture
Occipital condyle
Foramen magnum
Superior nuchal line
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Figure 6.4 Sectional Anatomy of the Skull, Part I (Part 1 of 2)
Frontal bone
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Temporal bone
Carotid canal
Mastoid foramen
Parietal bone
Occipital bone
Crista galli
Cribriform plate
Sella turcica
Foramen rotundum
Foramen lacerum
Foramen ovale
Foramen spinosum
Internal
acoustic meatus
Jugular foramen
Hypoglossal canal
Foramen
magnum
Horizontal section
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Figure 6.5 Sectional Anatomy of the Skull, Part I (Part 1 of 2)
Sagittal section
Coronal suture
Frontal bone
Sphenoid
Sphenoidal sinus (right)
Frontal sinus
Crista galli
Nasal bone
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid
Vomer
Palatine bone
Maxilla
Mandible Styloid process
Hypoglossal canal
Occipital bone
Internal acoustic meatus
Hypophyseal fossa
of sella turcica
Lambdoid suture
Temporal bone
Squamous suture
Parietal bone
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Figure 6.9a The Sphenoid
Superior surface
Tuberculum
sellae
Foramen
rotundum
Superior
orbital
fissure
Optic
canal
Optic
groove
Anterior
clinoid
process
Lesser
wing
Greater
wing
Foramen
ovale
Posterior
clinoid process
Foramen
spinosum
Sella
turcica
Dorsum
sellae
Sphenoidal
spine
Foramen
rotundum
Anterior
clinoid
process
Optic
groove
Tuberculum
sellae
Lesser
wing
Greater
wing
Temporal
bone
Foramen
ovale
Foramen
spinosum
Sphenoidal
spine
Sella
turcica
Dorsum sellae
Posterior clinoid
process
Middle clinoid
process
To optic
canal
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Figure 6.10b The Ethmoid
Anterior view
Ethmoidal
labyrinth
containing
lateral
masses
Cribriform
plate
Crista
galli
Middle
nasal
concha
Perpendicular
plate
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Figure 6.11a The Cranial Fossae
A sagittal section through the skull showing
the relative positions of the cranial fossae
Optic groove
Crista galli
Frontal sinus
Sphenopalatine foramen
Sphenoidal sinus
Nasal conchae
(superior, middle,
and inferior)
Anterior
cranial
fossa
Middle
cranial
fossa
Posterior
cranial
fossa
Sella
turcica
Hypoglossal
canal
Jugular foramen
Internal acoustic
meatus
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Figure 6.11b The Cranial Fossae
Horizontal sections, superior view. The superior portion of
the brain has been removed, but portions of the brain stem
and associated nerves and blood vessels remain.
Sella turcica
Entrance to
optic canal
Anterior clinoid
process
Superior orbital
fissure
Foramen
rotundum
Posterior
clinoid
process
Foramen
ovale
Foramen
spinosum
Foramen
lacerum
Petrous part of
temporal bone
Internal acoustic
meatus
Jugular foramen
Hypoglossal canal
Posterior
cranial
fossa
Middle
cranial
fossa
Anterior
cranial
fossa
Foramen
magnum
Crista galli of ethmoid
Cribriform plate
Crista galli
Olfactory tract
Optic nerve
Optic chiasm
Cerebral
arterial circle
Midbrain
Anterior
cranial
fossa
Middle
cranial
fossa
Posterior
cranial
fossa
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Bones of the Face
The skull contains 14 total facial bones.
The facial bones included the paired bones named the
Maxillae: alveolar process, maxillary sinus (the largest
paranasal sinus), infraorbital foramen, front part of hard palate.
Palatine: dorsal part of hard palate.
Nasal
Zygomatic: cheek bones
Lacrimal
Inferior nasal conchae
Single bones of the face are the
Vomer: makes the inferior portion of nasal septum.
Mandible: Alveolar process, ramus, condylar process, coronoid
process.
The Skull and Associated Bones
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Figure 6.12ac The Maxillae
Right maxilla, anterior
and lateral surfaces
Body
Zygomatic
process
Frontal process
Lacrimal groove
Orbital surface
Infra-orbital foramen
Anterior nasal spine
Alveolar
process
Superior view of a horizontal section
through both maxillae and palatine
bones showing the orientation of the
maxillary sinuses and the structure
of the hard palate
Alveolar
process
Maxillary sinuses
Palatine bone
(horizontal
plate)
Incisive
canals
Palatal process
of right maxilla
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Figure 6.14a The Mandible
Superior and lateral surfaces
Head
Teeth (molar)
Mylohyoid line
Coronoid
process
Condylar
process
Mandibular
notch
Ramus
Angle
Body
Mental
foramen
Mental
protuberance
Alveolar
part
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Figure 6.15 The Orbital Complex
Sphenoid
Superior orbital
fissure
Inferior orbital
fissure
Zygomatic
bone
Infra-orbital
groove
Infra-orbital
foramen
Frontal bone
Supra-orbital
notch
Optic
canal
Palatine
bone
Ethmoid
Lacrimal
bone
Lacrimal
groove
Nasolacrimal
canal
Maxillary
bone
Supra-orbital
notch
Frontal
bone
Sphenoid
Optic canal
Superior orbital
fissure
Ethmoid
Inferior orbital
fissure
Infra-orbital
groove
Zygomatic
bone
Maxillary
bone
Infra-orbital
foramen
Nasolacrimal
canal
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The Nasal Complex
Paranasal sinuses are the interconnected
hollow spaces inside the frontal, ethmoid,
sphenoid, and maxillary bones.
These spaces reduce the weight of the skull,
produce mucus, and allow air to resonate for
voice production.
These paranasal sinuses are called the frontal
sinus, maxillary sinus, sphenoidal sinus, and
the ethmoidal air cells.
The Skull and Associated Bones
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Figure 6.16b The Nasal Complex, Part I
Diagrammatic sagittal section with the nasal septum removed to
show major features of the wall of the right nasal cavity
Nasal bone
Ethmoid
Frontal sinuses
Frontal bone
Maxilla
(hard palate)
Sphenoidal
sinuses
Sphenoid
Superior
Middle
Inferior
Nasal
conchae
Horizontal plate
of palatine bone
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Figure 6.7c The Frontal Bone
Posterior view
Margin of
coronal suture
Squamous part
Frontal crest
Orbital part
Notch for ethmoid
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Figure 6.18a The Hyoid Bone
Anterior view showing the relationship of the hyoid bone
to the skull, the larynx, and selected skeletal muscles
Digastric muscle (anterior belly)
Greater horn
Lesser horn
Thyrohyoid ligament Thyroid
cartilage
Digastric muscle
(posterior belly)
Stylohyoid muscle
Stylohyoid ligament
Mandible
Masatoid process
(temporal bone)
Styloid process
(temporal bone)
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• There are 22 bones of the skull
• Facial bones
• Maxillae – 2
• Palatine bones – 2
• Nasal bones – 2
• Inferior nasal conchae – 2
• Zygomatic bones – 2
• Lacrimal bones – 2
• Vomer – 1
• Mandible – 1
Review of the Skull
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• There are 22 bones of the skull
• Cranial bones
• Occipital bone – 1
• Parietal bones – 2
• Frontal bone – 1
• Temporal bones – 2
• Sphenoid bone – 1
• Ethmoid bone – 1
Review of the Skull (continued)
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• There are 7 associated bones of the skull
• Associated bones
• Auditory ossicles – 6
• Hyoid bone – 1
Review of the Skull (continued)
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• Major features of the infant skull
• 4 major fontanel areas
• Membranous areas where sutures will
eventually form
• Anterior fontanel (baby’s “soft spot”)
• Posterior fontanel
• Sphenoidal fontanels
• Mastoid fontanels
The Skull of Infants
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Figure 6.19a The Skull of an Infant
Lateral view
Maxilla Mandible Temporal
bone
Mastoid
fontanel
Occipital
bone
Lambdoid
suture
Squamous
suture
Parietal
bone
Frontal
bone
Coronal
suture
Sphenoidal
fontanel
Greater wing
of sphenoid
Nasal
bone
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Figure 6.19c The Skull of an Infant
Superior view
Coronal suture
Coronal suture
Posterior fontanel
Lambdoid
suture
Occipital
bone
Frontal
bone
Frontal
bone
Parietal
bone
Parietal
bone
Frontal
suture
Anterior
fontanel
Sagittal suture
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Figure 6.19d The Skull of an Infant
Posterior view
Sagittal suture
Parietal bone
Posterior fontanel
Lambdoid suture
Occipital bone
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• The adult vertebral column is made up of
26 bones:
• 24 vertebrae
• 7 cervical vertebrae
• 12 thoracic vertebrae
• 5 lumbar vertebrae
• 1 sacrum (5 fused vertebrae)
• 1 coccyx (3 to 5 fused vertebrae)
The Vertebral Column
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The Vertebral Column
• Functional anatomy of the vertebral column
• Encloses and protects the spinal cord
• Supports the skull
• Supports the weight of the head, neck, and trunk
• Transfers weight to the lower limbs
• Helps maintain the upright position of the body
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Figure 6.20a The Vertebral Column
The major divisions of the
vertebral column, showing
the four adult spinal curves
Sacral
Lumbar
Thoracic
Cervical
Cervical
Sacral
Lumbar
Thoracic
Coccygeal
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
T7
T8
T9
T10
T11
T12
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
SPINAL CURVES VERTEBRAL REGIONS
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The Vertebral Column
Spinal Curves
Primary curves/accommodation curves are the
posteriorly sweeping curves of the thoracic and sacral
regions.
These curves develop before birth to allow the
abdominopelvic viscera more room.
Secondary curves/compensation curves develop in the
infant and toddler as anteriorly sweeping curves of the
cervical and lumbar regions.
These curves develop as the infant learns to hold up
his or her head (cervical) and begins to walk (lumbar).
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Figure 6.20d The Vertebral Column
The development of spinal curves
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
2 fetal
months
6 fetal
months
Newborn 4-year-
old
13-year-
old
Adult
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The Vertebral Column
• Abnormal curvatures of the vertebral
column
• Scoliosis
• Abnormal lateral curvature
• Kyphosis
• Exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic
region
• Lordosis
• Exaggerated anterior curvature of the lumbar
region
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The Vertebral Column
• Vertebral Processes (Cervical Vertebrae)
• Vertebral body
• Vertebral foramen
• Spinous process
• Transverse process
• Transverse foramen
• Lamina
• Pedicle
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The Vertebral Column
Cervical Vertebrae
7 total cervical vertebrae are the smallest, most
superior vertebrae.
The spinous processes are relatively stumpy and may
be split, resulting in a bifid process.
Costal processes are extra extensions of bone from
the ventrolateral body that attach to the transverse
processes.
Transverse foramina result from the hole between the
costal process and the transverse process.
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Figure 6.22c Cervical Vertebrae
Superior view of the same vertebra. Note the
characteristic features listed in Table 6.3.
Vertebral
arch
Vertebral
foramen
Pedicle
Transverse
process
Costal
process
Bifid tip of
spinous process
Spinous
process
Lamina
Superior articular
process
Superior articular
facet
Transverse
foramen
Vertebral body
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The Vertebral Column
The Atlas (C1)
The atlas has no body and articulates cranially
with the occipital condyles.
The articulations with the occipital condyles
allow one to shake his or her head “yes.”
The atlas has two arches—the anterior and
posterior vertebral arches.
Superior and inferior articular facets do not
extend beyond the arches.
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Figure 6.23e Atlas and Axis
The articulated atlas and axis, in
superior and posterior view
Articular facet for
dens of axis
Dens
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
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The Vertebral Column
The Axis (C2)
The body of the atlas fuses with the body
of the axis during development to form the
dens (odontoid process).
Because of the dens, there is no
intervertebral disc.
The articulation between the atlas and
axis allows one to shake his or her head
“no.”
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Figure 6.23f Atlas and Axis
Articular facet for
dens of axis
Dens
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
The articulated atlas (C1) and axis (C2) showing the
transverse ligament that holds the dens of the axis
in position at the articular facet of the atlas
Transverse
ligament
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The vertebral column
Vertebra Prominens (C7)
The last cervical vertebrae, and therefore
resembles the thoracic vertebra in structure
This vertebra has a long, slender spinous
process, and enlarged transverse processes
that may or may not contain a transverse
foramen.
An elastic ligament called the ligamentum
nuchae extends from the spinous process
cranially to the occipital crest.
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Vertebral column
Thoracic Vertebrae
12 total thoracic vertebrae make up the posterior of
the rib cage.
The bodies of the thoracic vertebrae have a heart
shape.
The spinous process is long and slender and points
on a posterocaudal angle.
The transverse processes point dorsolateral.
The thoracic vertebrae articulate with ribs and
therefore contain extra facets.
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Figure 6.24c Thoracic Vertebrae
A representative thoracic vertebra,
superior view
Transverse costal
facet for tubercle
of rib
Superior
costal facet
Spinous process
Lamina
Transverse
costal facet
Transverse process
Superior articular facet
Superior articular process
Pedicle
Inferior costal facet
Vertebral foramen
Vertebral
body Superior
costal
facet
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Vertebral column
Lumbar Vertebrae
5 total lumbar vertebrae are the largest vertebrae, and they
make up the lower back region.
The body of lumbar vertebrae is very thick and oval
shaped.
The relatively small vertebral foramen is triangular.
The transverse processes point more laterally than the
thoracic vertebrae.
The spinous process resembles a tail fin of a fish, stumpy
and flattened.
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Figure 6.25b Lumbar Vertebrae
A representative lumbar vertebra,
superior view
Vertebral
body
Vertebral
body
Vertebral
foramen
Vertebral
foramen
Superior
articular
facet
Superior
articular
facet
Pedicle
Superior articular process
Transverse process
Lamina
Spinous process
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Figure 6.26a The Sacrum and Coccyx
Posterior view
Articular
process
Entrance
to sacral
canal
Sacral
hiatus
Sacral
tuberosity
Lateral
sacral crest
Median
sacral crest
Sacral cornu
Coccygeal cornu
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The Thoracic Cage
The Thoracic cage has two functions:
Made of sternum, 12 pairs of ribs and 12 thoracic vertebrae.
Sternum is made of:
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process
12 pairs of ribs:
1-7 are true ribs: attach to the sternum by separate cartilaginous extensions.
8-10 are false ribs: attach to the sternum by one shared cartilaginous extension.
11-12 are floating ribs: not attached to the sternum.
Function:
It protects the heart, lungs, thymus, and other structures within the cavity.
It serves as the attachment site for muscles involved in
Respiration
Positioning the vertebral column
Movements of the pectoral girdle and upper limb
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Figure 6.27a The Thoracic Cage
Anterior view of the rib cage and sternum
T11
T12
T1
11
12
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Jugular notch
Clavicular
articulation
Sternum
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid
process
Costal cartilages
Floating ribs (ribs 11–12)
Vertebrochondral ribs
(ribs 8–10)
True ribs
(ribs 1–7)
False ribs
(ribs 8–12)
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Figure 6.27b The Thoracic Cage
Posterior view of the rib cage
True ribs
(ribs 1–7)
False ribs
(ribs 8–12) T12
T11
T10
T9
T8
T7
T6
T5
T4
T3
T2
T1
C7
1
1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8
8
9 9
10 10
11 11
12 12
L1
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Figure 6.27c The Thoracic Cage
A superior view of the articulation
between a thoracic vertebra and
the vertebral end of a left rib
Transverse
costal facet
Costal facet
Tubercle of rib
Neck
Angle
Head
(capitulum)
Vertebral
end