General Skeletal Questions

Question 1

Name and define the five types of bones

Give an example for each

Answer 1

1. Long bones - longer body than width (Humerus, metacarpals, phalanges)
2. Short bones - equal width and length (carpals, tarsals)
3. Flat bones - flat plates (frontal bone, sternum)
4. Sesamoid bones - imbedded in a tendon (patella, pisiform)
5. Irregular bones - irregular shape (scapula)

Question 2

How many bones does the body have?

Answer 2

206

Question 3

What bones comprise the axial skeleton?

Answer 3

Skull
Vertebral column
Hyoid
Sternum
Ribs

Question 4

What bones comprise the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 4

Upper and lower extremities
Clavicles
Scapulae
Pelvis

Question 5

Name the six types of synovial joints and give an example for each

Answer 5

1. Planar - Intercarpals, intertarsals, Acromioclavicular joint
2. Hinge - knee, elbow, PIP/DIP
3. Pivot - radius/ulna, atlas/axis
4. Condyloid - MCP
5. Saddle - thumb, calcaneonavicular
6. Ball & socket - shoulder and hip