2:skeletal system

Question 1

bones that lie around the body’s center of gravity

Answer 1

axial skeleton

Question 2

bones of the limbs, appendages

Answer 2

appendicular skeleton

Question 3

dense bone and is made up of organization units called osteons

Answer 3

compact bone

Question 4

cancellous bone composed of small trabeculae/columns of bone and lots of open space

Answer 4

spongy bone

Question 5

type of bone that is longer than it is wide, generally consisting of a shaft with heads at either end and usually composed of compact bone

Answer 5

long bones

Question 6

examples of long bones

Answer 6

femur and phalanges

Question 7

type of bone that is thin, with 2 wafer like layers of compact bone sandwiching a thicker layer of spongy bone

Answer 7

flat bones

Question 8

examples of flat bones

Answer 8

sternum and cranium

Question 9

bones that are typically cube shaped, and contain more spongy bone than compact bone

Answer 9

short bone

Question 10

examples of short bones

Answer 10

tarsals and carpals

Question 11

bones that don’t fall into a category

Answer 11

irregular bones

Question 12

example of irregular bone

Answer 12

vertebra

Question 13

special type of short bones formed within tendons

Answer 13

sesamoid bones

Question 14

example of sesamoid bone

Answer 14

patellas (knee cap)

Question 15

tiny bones between cranial bones

Answer 15

sutural bones

Question 16

functions of the skeletal system (4)

Answer 16

1. support and protect as internal framework
2. system of levers to move the body
3. store lipids and minerals (calcium)
4. red marrow site for blood formation