Axial Skeleton Labeling Sheets
Skull Bones: Cranium and Facial bones
Color each of the bones a different color and label them appropriately. Outline and label the three sutures on the
skulls below and list the fourth below. Make sure you know the markings as well. Label the following bones,
markings and sutures on the following diagrams.
Cranium Bones
Facial Bones
Sutures
Bone Markings
Sinus Cavities
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Sphenoid
Maxillae
Zygomatic
Nasal
Mandible
Vomer
Palatine
Sagittal
Coronal
Squamous
Lambdoid
External auditory meatus
Styloid process
Occipital condyle
Mental foramen
Mastoid process
Zygomatic process
Foramen Magnum
Frontal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Maxillary
Vertebral Column (Spine)
Word bank for vertebral column:
Thoracic vertebrae
Atlas
Cervical vertebrae
Coccyx
Intervertebral disc
Lumbar vertebrae
Sacrum
Axis
5 vertebrae
7 vertebrae
12 vertebrae
4 fused vertebrae
5 fused vertebrae
Typical Vertebra
Word bank for typical vertebrae:
Spinous process
Superior articular process
Body
Transverse process
Vertebral foramen
Vertebral arch
The Bony Thorax
Word bank for Bony thorax:
Floating ribs
True ribs
Manubrium
Body of sternum
False ribs
Thoracic vertebrae
Xiphoid process
Cartilage
Sternum
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