The skeletal system

Question 1

What are the functions of bones?

Answer 1

Support
Protection - of delicate structures such as the brain
Leverage - with the help of muscles they allow movement
Storage - of calcium
Production - of red and white blood cells

Question 2

What are the 2 types of bone?

Answer 2

Compact and cancellous

Question 3

When bones grow what substance acts as a template for the bone?

Answer 3

Cartilage

Question 4

When bones contact each other in joints what covers them?

Answer 4

Cartilage

Question 5

What makes up the axial skeleton?

Answer 5

Skull, hyoid bone, spinal column, ribs and sternum

Question 6

What are the bones of the thoracic limb?

Answer 6

Scapula
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Carpal bones
Metacarpal bones
Phalanges

Question 7

What are the bones of the pelvic limb?

Answer 7

Femur
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsal bones
Metatarsal bones
Phalanges

Question 8

What are the main joints of the thoracic limb?

Answer 8

Shoulder, elbow, carpus

Question 9

What are the main joints of the pelvic limb?

Answer 9

Hip (coxofemoral), stifle(knee), tarsus

Question 10

What is the name of the only visceral bone in a dog?

Answer 10

The os penis