Summary: Osteology

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  • 1 Introduction

  • 1.1 Theory

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  • How many bones in the skull?

    28
  • How many bones in the postcranial skeleton?

    178
  • What bone structures are there?

    • Compact bone
      • Hard outer shell
    • Spongy bone 
      • Fibrous spicules on the inside 
  • What is a metaphysis?

    Wide area prior to the epiphyses
  • 2 Skull

  • 2.1 Theory

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  • How many adult teeth?

    32
  • What is the human dental formula?

    2.1.2.3 (2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 3 molars)
  • Round, usually two cusps, occasionaly two roots

    Premolar
  • Crown flat and blade-like

    Incisors
  • Crown and root = rounded, one root

    Canines
  • 2 roots, occlusal surface is more rounded/oval

    Lower molar

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