Activity 7.2 Classifying Bones According to Location Bones can be dassißied acco

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Activity 7.2 Classifying Bones According to Location Bones can be dassißied according to their location on the skeleton. Study a whole skeleton, or a complete collection of disarticulated bones A The appendicular skeleton (unshaded in this figure) indudes the bones of the upper and lower limbs (the ppendages). The axial skeleton (shaded yellow in this figure) consists of the bones that form the vertical axis of the body. These bones include Cranial bones Facial bones Sternum Identify the bones of the upper limb: the clavicle and scapula pectoral girdlie) the humerus in the arm Ribs the radius and ulna in the forearm Vertebral column the carpal in the wrist and phalanges in the hand MAKING CONNECTIONS Identify the bones of the lower limb: According to their locations on the skeleton, how would most flat bones be the pelvic bones classified ischium, and publs) the femur in the thigh the patella at the knee joint the tibia and fibula in the leg Which bones are exceptions to your previous answer? Based on the locations of most flat bones, what important function do you think they serve? the tarsal bones, metatarsals, and phalanges in the foot EXERCISE 7 Introduction to the Skeletal System and the Axial Skeleton 85 of

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1. According to there location on the skeleton most flat bones are axial skeleton. Flat bone includes cranium, ilium, sternum and the rib cage.

2. The exception is ilium which is flat bone but not axial skeletion rather ilium (pelvis) is the part of appendicular skeleton.

3. The principal function of flat bones is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment.

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