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LAB EXERCISE 8
The Axial Skeleton
The Skull
1. The skull is one of the major components of the axial skeleton. Name the other two.
What structure does each of these components of the axial skeleton protect?
2. Define suture: It means sealed, immovable, interlocking joints of the skull bones.
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.