List the Bones That Articulate at Each of the Four

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Essay

List the bones that articulate at each of the four major sutures of the skull.

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Definitions:

Spinal Segments

Sections of the spinal cord that correspond to the vertebrae, from which spinal nerves emerge to innervate specific areas of the body.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of some neurons, allowing for faster transmission of electrical signals along the nerve cells.

Endoneurium

The delicate connective tissue surrounding each nerve fiber within a peripheral nerve, providing mechanical and physiological support to individual axons.

Functional Unit

The smallest component of a structure or system that is capable of performing all of the system's necessary functions.