This week, you explored the structures that form the axial skeleton. Ancient Egyptians were masters of anatomy who perfected the art of mummification to preserve the bodies of their deceased. Mummification required removing the brain, cleaning the inside of the skull, and filling it with preservatives.
This assignment will prepare you to successfully complete these tasks:
- Identify and describe the bones, landmarks, and structures of the axial skeleton.
Instructions
For this journal entry, address the following:
- If you were an ancient Egyptian mummifier, and you wished to remove the brain with the least obvious disturbance of the external structures of the head and face, what path would be the easiest for you to use? (i.e. Which part of the skull would you enter to remove the brain?).
- Make sure to identify and describe the bones, landmarks, and structures of the axial skeleton. Please explain your reasoning.
Refer to Figure 8.2 in the Learning Materials section to help answer the questions below.