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This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiments questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.
Purpo se:
What is the purpose of this exercise?
Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so, list what they are and what precautions should be taken.
B. What function do the cranial bones serve? To protect the sensory organs and the brain. C. List the bones that form the eye orbit. Zygomatic, maxilla, lacrimal, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and palatine. D. Examine the skull on the skeleton model and describe some ways in which the mandible is different from the other bones of the skull.
The shape is different. It is attached to a joint and can move unlike the others.
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Other than the skull, what are the other two components of the axial skeleton?
Vertebral column and thoracic cage.
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Temporal bone.
D. How are the sacrum and coccyx different from the other vertebrae?
They consist of multiple bones fused together.
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It is the bodies major support mechanism. It protects the spinal cord and nerves from damage.
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C. Name the bones of the upper appendages (arm, forearm and hand).
Humerus, radius, ulna, olecranon process, carpals, metacarpals and phalanges.
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D. Name the bones of the lower appendages (thigh, leg and foot).
Femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges.
E. Which of the four categories of bones do MOST of the bones of the appendicular skeleton fit into?
Long bones.
Conclusions
Why is it important to relate the structures of the axial and appendicular skeleton to one another? The skeleton can be divided into axial and appendicular sections. The limbs of the appendicular portion attach to the axial portion.
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