Bones

Question 1

Longer than they are wide

Answer 1

Long Bones
Ex: Femur and Humerus

Question 2

Cube-shaped and provide stability/support with little movement

Answer 2

Short Bones
Ex: Carpals and Tarsals

Question 3

Protect internal organs and provide large areas for muscle attachment

Answer 3

Flat Bones
Ex: Skull bones, scapula, sternum

Question 4

Complex shapes that don’t fit into other categories

Answer 4

Irregular Bones
Ex: Vertebrae, mandible, pelvis

Question 5

Small, round bones embedded within tendons; Found in joints

Answer 5

Sesamoid Bones
Ex: Patella

Question 6

Dense and forms the outer layer of bones, providing strength:

Answer 6

Compact Bone

Question 7

Found inside bones, it has a honeycomb structure and houses bone marrow:

Answer 7

Spongy (Cancellous) Bone

Question 8

Cells that build new bone tissue

Answer 8

Osteoblasts

Question 9

Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix

Answer 9

Osteocytes

Question 10

Cells responsible for the resorption and breakdown of old bone tissue

Answer 10

Osteoclasts

Question 11

Produces red and white blood cells, found mainly in flat bones and the ends of long bones:

Answer 11

Red bone marrow

Question 12

Stores fat, found in the medullary cavity of long bones:

Answer 12

Yellow bone marrow

Question 13

Bone functions:

Answer 13

Support, Protection, Movement, Mineral Storage, Blood Cell Production, Energy Storage

Question 14

80 bones that form the central axis of the body; includes the skull, vertebral column, and ribcage

Answer 14

Axial Skeleton

Question 15

126 bones that support the appendages; includes limbs and shoulders and pelvis

Answer 15

Appendicular Skeleton

Question 16

Skull:

Answer 16

Cranial bones and facial bones

Question 17

Protect the brain

Answer 17

Cranial bones

Question 18

Provide structure for the face

Answer 18

Facial bones

Question 19

Forehead and the roof of the orbits (eye sockets)

Answer 19

Frontal bone

Question 20

The sides and roof of the cranial cavity

Answer 20

Parietal bones

Question 21

The back of the skull

Answer 21

Occipital Bone

Question 22

Below the parietal bones, houses the inner ear

Answer 22

Temporal bones

Question 23

Complex bones at the base of the skull and part of the eye socket

Answer 23

Sphenoid and ethmoid bones

Question 24

Upper jaw and part of the orbits

Answer 24

Maxilla

Question 25

Lower jaw, the only movable part of the skull

Answer 25

Mandible

Question 26

Cheekbone

Answer 26

Zygomatic bone

Question 27

______ _____ form the bridge of the nose

Answer 27

Nasal bones

Question 28

33 vertebrae divided into 5 regions:

Answer 28

Vertebral column (spine)

Question 29

Neck region (C1-C7)

Answer 29

Cervical Vertebrae

Question 30

C1 is also called:

Answer 30

The atlas

Question 31

C2 is also called:

Answer 31

The axis

Question 32

Upper back region (T1-T12) is called _______, and it is ___________

Answer 32

Thoracic Vertebrae; where ribs attach

Question 33

Lower back region (L1-L5) is called ___________, and it is made up of __________

Answer 33

Lumbar Vertebrae; large vertebrae for bearing weight

Question 34

5 fused vertebrae at the base of the spine make up the _______

Answer 34

Sacrum

Question 35

3-5 fused vertebrae make up the tailbone, or the ______

Answer 35

Coccyx

Question 36

12 pairs of ribs make up the

Answer 36

Ribcage

Question 37

True ribs (1-7) do what?

Answer 37

attach directly to the sternum via costal cartilage

Question 38

Which ribs are indirectly attached to the sternum?

Answer 38

False ribs (8-10)

Question 39

Which ribs have no attachment to the sternum?

Answer 39

Floating ribs (11-12)

Question 40

The sternum is composed of three parts:

Answer 40

the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process

Question 41

Pectoral (shoulder) girdle is made up of two parts:

Answer 41

Clavicle and Scapula

Question 42

The ___ connects the sternum to the scapula

Answer 42

Clavicle (collarbone)

Question 43

A flat triangular bone at the back, serving as an attachment point for muscles that move the arm

Answer 43

Scapula (shoulder blade)

Question 44

Upper limbs are made up of the:

Answer 44

Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges

Question 45

The upper arm bone, articulates with the scapula at the shoulders and radius and ulna at the elbow

Answer 45

Humerus

Question 46

The lateral bone of the forearm (thumb side); allows for rotation

Answer 46

Radius

Question 47

The medial bone of the forearm (pinky side); forms the elbow joint with the humerus

Answer 47

Ulna

Question 48

The eight small bones of the wrist

Answer 48

Carpals

Question 49

Five bones of the hand

Answer 49

Metacarpals

Question 50

The bones of the fingers

Answer 50

Phalanges (3 per finger, 2 in the thumb)

Question 51

the pelvic girdle is made up of the

Answer 51

Pelvis, Sacrum, pubic symphysis

Question 52

The pelvis is composed of 3 fused bones:

Answer 52

The ilium, the ischium, and the pubis

Question 53

Articulates with the ilium at the sacroiliac joint

Answer 53

Sacrum

Question 54

A cartilaginous joint where the left and right pubic bones meet

Answer 54

Pubic Symphysis

Question 55

The lower limbs are composed of:

Answer 55

Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges

Question 56

The thigh bone, the longest and strongest bone in the body. Articulates with the pelvis at the hip joint

Answer 56

Femur

Question 57

A sesamoid bone embedded in the quadriceps tendon; protects the knee joint

Answer 57

Patella (Kneecap)

Question 58

The medial, larger bone of the lower leg (shinbone), bears most of the body's weight

Answer 58

Tibia

Question 59

The lateral, thinner bone of the lower leg; stabilizes the ankle

Answer 59

Fibula

Question 60

7 bones of the ankle

Answer 60

Tarsals

Question 61

The _____ connects the leg to the foot, and the ______ is the heel bone.

Answer 61

Talus; Calcaneus

Question 62

5 bones of the midfoot

Answer 62

Metatarsals

Question 63

The bones of the toes

Answer 63

Phalanges (3 per toe, 2 in the big toe)

Question 64

A joint or connection between two bones

Answer 64

Articulation

Question 65

A projection or bump on a bone where muscles or tendons attach

Answer 65

Process

Question 66

A hole ina bone, often allowing nerves or blood vessels to pass through

Answer 66

Foramen Ex: The foreman magnum is the large opening in the occipital bone where the spinal cord connects to the brain

Question 67

A rounded surface at the end of a bone, often part of a joint

Answer 67

Condyle