Axial Skeleton and Appendicular skeleton

The Axial skeleton, the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body and consists of 80 bones (centrally located). These include the skull (cranial and facial bones), hyoid bone, veritable column (Spine or backbone), sternum and ribs.

Four specific bones in the axial skeleton: Frontal bone, inferior nasal conchae, hyoid bone and vomer.

The appendicular skeleton is the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs and consists of 126 bones. Primarily comprised of bones and is held together with ligaments, with cartilage as the connective tissue.

Four specific bones in the appendicular: Femur bones, Scapulae, Humerus and ishium.

Vocabulary

Epicondyle - A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons.

Facet - A small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth.

Foramen- A hole or opening in a bone or between body cavities.

Fossa- A depression; often an articular surface

Process trochanter- a broad, flat process on the femur, at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater t.), or a short conical process on the posterior border of the base of its neck (lesser t.) .trochanter´ictrochanter´ian

Tubercule- A nodule or small rounded process.