Keystone Bone Of Cranium. When cancer spreads to the bones it can cause pain fractures spinal cord compression and high blood calcium levels. It is made up of the following bones.
All bones in the body fall into one of four types. View the full answer Transcribed image text. Sphenoid Anatomy Named for its wedge-like butterfly shape the sphenoid is a prominent irregularly shaped bone at the base of the skull.
Called the keystone of the cranial floor because it articulates with every other cranial bone.
Since it holds the bones of the cranium together it is called the keystone bone. The cranial bones include 1 ethmoid bone 1 frontal bone 1 occipital bone 2 parietal bones 1 sphenoid bone 2 temporal bones. When cancer spreads to the bones it can cause pain fractures spinal cord compression and high blood calcium levels. Was this answer helpful.
