Chapter 7

Composed of bones, cartilages, joints, ligaments. 20% of body mass. Two major parts. Axial. Appendicular. The Axial Skeleton. Three major regions. Skull. Vertebral column. Thoracic cage. Parietal Bones and Major Associated Sutures. Four sutures mark articulations of parietal bones with frontal, occipital, and temporal bones: Coronal suture ................
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