Chapter 5

Question 1

How many bones are in the human body?

Answer 1

206

Question 2

How many bones are in the axial skeleton?

Answer 2

80

Question 3

How many bones are in the Appendicular skeleton?

Answer 3

126

Question 4

What are the 5 regions of the spine in order? How many bones are in each?

Answer 4

1. Cervical region - 7 bones
2. Thoracic region - 12 bones
3. Lumbar region - 5 bones
4. Sacrum
5. Coccyx

Question 5

How many true ribs are there?

Answer 5

7

Question 6

How many false ribs are there?

Answer 6

3

Question 7

How many floating ribs are there?

Answer 7

2

Question 8

What is the bone in the middle of each rib pair?

Answer 8

Sternum

Question 9

What is the collarbone also known as?

Answer 9

Clavicle

Question 10

What bone is the shoulder blade also known as?

Answer 10

Scapula

Question 11

What is the upper nose bone called?

Answer 11

Nasal bone

Question 12

What is the chin bone called?

Answer 12

Mandible

Question 13

What is the lower nose bone known as?

Answer 13

Maxilla

Question 14

What is the Temple bone called?

Answer 14

Temporal bone

Question 15

What is the cheek bone called?

Answer 15

Zygomatic bone

Question 16

What is the forehead called?

Answer 16

Frontal bone

Question 17

What is the back skull bone called?

Answer 17

Parietal bone

Question 18

What are the 3 things that make up a bone?

Answer 18

• Calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate
• Collagen
• Water

Question 19

What does ‘Mens sana in corpore sano’ mean? What is the meaning behind it?

Answer 19

A sound mind in a sound body. It explains how physical activity can not only improve you physically, but also mentally

Question 20

Example of elevation and depression?

Answer 20

• Raising your shoulders or jaw up
• Relaxing your shoulders down

Question 21

Example of Opposition and Reposition

Answer 21

• Thumbs comes into contact with another finger
• Thumb is returning back to anatomical position

Question 22

Example of Protraction and Retraction

Answer 22

• Punching (shoulder blades push out)
• Retraction (shoulder blades push in towards midline)

Question 23

What is the bone directly above from the Sternum connecting the first couple ribs?

Answer 23

Manubrium