ANATOMICAL TERMS Anatomical position Median plane

SKELETON

Bony frame work of bodyDescribed in two parts Axial skeletal appendicular

AXIAL SKELETAL Skull Vertebral column

SKULL

CRANIUM

Upper part of skullMain source of protection for brain consists of 8 bones called the cranial bones.

FACE Face is formed by 14 bones, called facial

bones, and includes the mandible whose movement

allows for eating and speech

VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Cervical vertebrae Thoracic vertebrae Lumber vertebrae Sacrum vertebrae coccyx

THORACIC CAGEFormed by 12 thoracic vertebrae12 pairs of ribs1 sternum or breast bone

APPENDICULAR SKELETON

CAVITIES OF BODYOrgans that make up systems of body are

contained in four cavities Cranial Thoracic Abdominal pelvic

CRANIAL CAVITY Contains brain Boundaries Anteriorly 1 frontal bone Laterally 2 temporal bones Posteriorly 1 occipital bone Superiorly 2 parietal bone Inferiorly 1 sphenoid and 1

ethmoid bone and parts of frontal ,temporal and occipital bone

THORACIC CAVITY

Situated in upper part of trunk Boundaries Anteriorly sternum and costal cartilages Laterally ribs with muscles Posteriorly Thoracic vertebrae and intervertebral disc Superiorly structures forming root of neck Inferiorly diaphragm

CONTENTS Lungs Root of neck mediastinum

ABDOMINAL CAVITY Largest, oval shaped Superiorly diaphragm Anteriorly muscles Posteriorly Lumber vertebrae Laterally lower ribs and muscles Inferiorly pelvic cavity

PELVIC CAVITY Funnel shaped Superiorly abd. Cavity Anteriorly pubic bones Posteriorly sacrum and coccyx Laterally innominate bones Inferiorly pelvic floor