The Axial and Appendicular System
The Axial and Appendicular Skeleton
Laszlo Vass, Ed.D. Version 42-0021-00-01
Lab RepoRt assistant
This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.
Purpose:
● What is the purpose of this exercise?
● Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so, list what they are and what precautions should be taken.
Exercise 1: The Skull Questions
A. Name the eight bones of the cranium. Frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid
B. What function do the cranial bones serve? To protect the sensory organs and the brain.
C. List the bones that form the eye orbit. Zygomatic, maxilla, lacrimal, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and palatine.
D. Examine the skull on the skeleton model and describe some ways in which the mandible is different from the other bones of the skull. The shape is different. It is attached to a joint and can move unlike the others.
E. Other than the skull, what are the other two components of the axial skeleton? Vertebral column and thoracic cage.
Exercise 2: Skull Markings Questions
A. Which bone is palpated when touching the forehead?
Frontal bone.
B. What bone is palpated when touching the temple?
Temporal bone.
Exercise 3: The Vertebral Column Questions
A. What are the five categories of vertebrae in your vertebral column?
Laszlo Vass, Ed.D. Version 42-0021-00-01
Lab RepoRt assistant
This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.
Purpose:
● What is the purpose of this exercise?
● Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so, list what they are and what precautions should be taken.
Exercise 1: The Skull Questions
A. Name the eight bones of the cranium. Frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid
B. What function do the cranial bones serve? To protect the sensory organs and the brain.
C. List the bones that form the eye orbit. Zygomatic, maxilla, lacrimal, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid and palatine.
D. Examine the skull on the skeleton model and describe some ways in which the mandible is different from the other bones of the skull. The shape is different. It is attached to a joint and can move unlike the others.
E. Other than the skull, what are the other two components of the axial skeleton? Vertebral column and thoracic cage.
Exercise 2: Skull Markings Questions
A. Which bone is palpated when touching the forehead?
Frontal bone.
B. What bone is palpated when touching the temple?
Temporal bone.
Exercise 3: The Vertebral Column Questions
A. What are the five categories of vertebrae in your vertebral column?