Human Skeletal System

Question 1

5 functions of skeletal system

Answer 1

1. movement
2. support
3. protection
4. Makes blood
5. storage

Question 2

provides points of attachment for muscle

Answer 2

movement

Question 3

main support of the center of the upper body

Answer 3

backbone

Question 4

red and wbc are formed by tissue called

Answer 4

marrow

Question 5

2 major skeletal system parts

Answer 5

1. Axial Skeleton

2. Appendicular Skeleton

Question 6

Axial skeleton includes:

Answer 6

skull, spine, ribs and sternum

Question 7

Appendicular skeleton:

Answer 7

shoulders, arms, hips and legs

Question 8

4 bone shapes

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1. long
2. short
3. flat
4. irregular

Question 9

4 layers of bone structure

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1. periosteum
2. compact bone
3. spongy bone
4. bone marrow

Question 10

covers bone

Answer 10

periosteum

Question 11

lies beneath periosteum

Answer 11

compact bone

Question 12

beneath compact bones

Answer 12

spongy bone

Question 13

fills the gaps between spongy bone

Answer 13

bone marrow

Question 14

top portion of skull which protects brain

Answer 14

cranium bones

Question 15

upper jaw bone

Answer 15

maxilla

Question 16

lower jawbone

Answer 16

mandible

Question 17

holds the shoulder joint away from the rest of the upper body and is only thick as your little finger

Answer 17

clavicle or collarbone

Question 18

located on the back side of the rib cage and helps provide part of the shoulder joint and the movement for the arms

Answer 18

Scapula

Question 19

3 regions of vertebral column or spinal cord

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1. cervical region
2. thoracic region
3. lumbar region

Question 20

neck bones

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cervical region

Question 21

where the ribs attach to

Answer 21

thoracic region

Question 22

lower part of the back

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lumbar region

Question 23

small, triangular bone at base of spinal column

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coccyx

Question 24

large,triangular bone at the base of spine

Answer 24

sacrum

Question 25

upper arm bone or long bone in arm from shoulder to elbow

Answer 25

humerus

Question 26

large bones of the forearm

Answer 26

radius and ulna

Question 27

top of the forearm

Answer 27

radius

Question 28

bottom of the forearm

Answer 28

ulna

Question 29

wrist bones or connects hand to forearm

Answer 29

carpals

Question 30

also known as thoracic cage, a bony & cartilaginous structure which surrounds the thoracic cavity & supports the pectoral girdle

Answer 30

rib cage

Question 31

flat bone at the front center of the chest

Answer 31

sternum or breastbone

Question 32

lower part of trunk between abdomen and thighs or dancing bone

Answer 32

pelvis

Question 33

largest bone in the body or transmit forces from tibia to the hip joint

Answer 33

femur

Question 34

shinbone or shankbone

Answer 34

tibia

Question 35

bears more weight

Answer 35

fibula

Question 36

near tarsus of foot

Answer 36

tarsals

Question 37

foot consist of five long bones

Answer 37

metatarsals

Question 38

bones of fingers and toes

Answer 38

phalanges

Question 39

Joints of the body

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1. ball & socket joints 2. hinge joint 3. pivot joint 4. fixed immovable 5. Gliding joint

Question 40

round end of bone fitting snuggly within another bone

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ball and socket joints

Question 41

movement at joint in one direction like door

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hinge joint

Question 42

bone resting atop another bone permitting free movement

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pivot joint

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joint does not move

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fixed immovable

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bones slipping over other bones with a free flowing movement

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gliding joint

Question 45

example of ball & socket joints

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shoulder and hip

Question 46

ex of hinge j

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knee and elbow

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ex of pivot j.

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neck, wrist and ankles

Question 48

ex of fixed immovable

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skull

Question 49

ex of gliding j

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knuckles

Question 50

3 connectors of the body

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1. ligaments 2. tendons 3. cartilage

Question 51

connect bone to bone

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ligaments

Question 52

attaches muscles to bones

Answer 52

tendon

Question 53

acts as a cushion between bones at a joint and protects bones

Answer 53

catilage