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My __wiki__ is about the axial skeleton. It covers everything in the skull, the face and the bones of the face, the vertebral column, the ribs, and the sternum. The cranium consists of the two main parts, cranial bones and facial bones. The cranial bones are flat bones that are constructed specifically to protect the brain and make sure that it comes to no damage. Most of the facial bones are attached to the cranial bones by sutures. The vertebral column is also known as the spine and is what allows for the body to be functional and move around as it does. There are thirty-three vertebrae in the spine; and they are put into three different classifications. The first seven are the cervical vertebrae, the next twelve are the thoracic vertebrae, followed by five lumbar vertebrae. These are followed by the sacrum which consists of five fused vertebrae and the coccyx that contains four fused vertebrae. All these work in conjunction with each other to allow the body the freedom of movement that it has. After the vertebrae of the spine, the next topic to be discussed was the ribs. This wiki briefly described the true ribs, or the first seven pairs of ribs, the false ribs, or the next three pairs, and the floating ribs. The floating ribs are not connected to the ribs above them at all which is why they are called “floating.” The false ribs do not attach to the sternum at all, however, they do attach to the ribs above them. The true ribs are the only pairs of ribs that directly attach to the sternum which gave them the nickname of “true ribs.”

This wiki on the axial skeleton helped me a lot. I remember when I first started out writing about the axial skeleton I had no idea what I was talking about and I was so confused by the class discussions and notes that I almost gave up on the idea of writing a good paper on it. However, I deliberated, and after a while decided that it would probably be a good idea for me to embark upon this particular wiki. I knew that, since I was not getting anything out of the class discussions and notes, this could be my only chance to actually teach myself the material instead of just floundering around. I do not think that I could have passed this particular part of the semester if I had not done the axial and appendicular skeleton wikis. (You can read about my journey with the appendicular skeleton in the next section entitled “any other artifact.”) The axial skeleton wiki saved my grade when I did not understand what was going on in the class and I am very glad that I undertook the task of writing about it all and putting it into terms that I could understand.

The axial skeleton is something that I think all people should have at least a basic understanding of. It is part of the human body, and whereas I can see people not knowing about something like osteomalacia, something that is such a big part of the human body should be common knowledge to everyone. We use all of these bones every single day, even leading a sedentary life. This is something that everyone should be aware of because it is important to understand how the body works and why it does work. Although some may say that it is simply enough to know that God made the body in all its perfection and the humans are the ones who messed it up, but I think that knowledge of the body should go a little bit deeper than that. Even though not everyone needs extensive knowledge of the human body, the more you know the better off you are. For example, a secretary who leads a sedentary life does not necessarily need to know anything about the human body, but her son or daughter, taking anatomy and physiology in high school, could ask for help from their mother. This would demand that even the sedentary secretary worker would need at least a basic knowledge of the human body and how it works.


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