5. Give two possible functions of the sinuses. What is the orbit? Why can the sphenoid bone be called the keystone of the cranial floor?

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8.
REVIEW SHEET
The Axial Skeleton
Name
Lab Time/Date
The Skull
1. The skull is one of the major components of the axial skeleton. Name the other two.
and
What structures does each of these three components of the axial skeleton protect?
2. Define suture:
3. With one exception, the skull bones are joined by sutures. Name the exception.
4. What are the four major sutures of the skull, and what bones do they connect?
5. Name the eight bones composing the cranium.
6. Give two possible functions of the sinuses.
7 What is the orbit?
8. Why can the sphenoid bone be called the keystone of the cranial floor?
Transcribed Image Text:EXERCISE 8. REVIEW SHEET The Axial Skeleton Name Lab Time/Date The Skull 1. The skull is one of the major components of the axial skeleton. Name the other two. and What structures does each of these three components of the axial skeleton protect? 2. Define suture: 3. With one exception, the skull bones are joined by sutures. Name the exception. 4. What are the four major sutures of the skull, and what bones do they connect? 5. Name the eight bones composing the cranium. 6. Give two possible functions of the sinuses. 7 What is the orbit? 8. Why can the sphenoid bone be called the keystone of the cranial floor?
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