AKM BIO EDUCATION

 Identification • The clavicle is a sigmoid-shaped long bone • A convex surface along its medial end when observed from cephalad position. • Serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum. • Approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long .

 Identification :-                     Cervical spine • The cervical spine, comprised of seven cervical vertebrae referred to as C1 to C7, is divided into two major segments: the craniocervical junction (CCJ) and the subaxial spine. • Small size, transverse foramina, saddle-shaped body, and bifid spinous process.                     Thoracic spine • Thoracic spine consists of 12 vertebrae, labeled T1 through T12. • It’s the longest section of your spine. • It starts at the base of your neck and ends at the bottom of your ribs.                     Lumbar spine • Lumbar spine is located below your 12 chest (thoracic) vertebra and above the five fused bones that make up your triangular-shaped sacrum bone. • Lumbar vertebrae, known as L1 to L5 • Lumbar vertebrae are the largest of your entire spine.       ...

                    FACIAL BONE Identification   1• It consist of six paired ( Inferior nasal concha, nasal bone, maxilla, palatine bone, lacrimal bone, zygomatic bone) and two unpaired bones(Mandible, vomer) 2• Composed of dermal bone. 3• Omnivorous 4• Chin present. 5• “U” shaped mandible(no midline present) 6• Dental formula :- 2:1:2:3 7• Total bones :- 14

                              Cranial Bone Identification :-  1• Large bulbous vault, small face 2. Inferior Foramen Magnum 3• Orbits at front, above nasal aperture 4• Cranial capacity :-1400-1500 cc 5• Cranium weight :- 750 gm. 6•Total bones :- 8 7• It consist of two paired (temporal and parietal), and four single bones (frontal, occipital, sphenoid and ethmoid), joined together by immovable fibrous joints called sutures.