Section 2

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

Part of the skeleton that has the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. Has 80 bones and is made up of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.

Question 2

Skull

Answer 2

Composed of the cranium or brain case and facial bones

Question 3

Cranium

Answer 3

Brain case

Question 4

Hyoid bone

Answer 4

Located in the neck between lower jaw and larynx. Supports the tongue. Helps move the tongue.

Question 5

Vertebral column

Answer 5

Back bone. Involves the sacrum and coccyx. Made of many vertebrates

Question 6

Sacrum

Answer 6

Part of the pelvis.

Question 7

Coccyx

Answer 7

Tailbone. Attached to sacrum

Question 8

Thoracic cage

Answer 8

Protects the organs. Has ribs and sternum

Question 9

Ribs

Answer 9

12 pairs. Articulate posteriorly with thoracic vertebrae

Question 10

Sternum

Answer 10

Ribs attach anteriorly

Question 11

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 11

Bones of upper and lower limbs and the bones that anchor the limbs to the axial skeleton

Question 12

Pectoral girdle

Answer 12

Part of appendicular skeleton. Connects bones of upper limbs to axial skeleton and aids in upper limb movements

Question 13

Scapula

Answer 13

Shoulder blade is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone).

Question 14

Clavicle

Answer 14

Collarbone. Long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum.

Question 15

Upper limbs

Answer 15

Each upper limb has humerus, two forearm bones, and a hand.

Question 16

Humerus

Answer 16

Arm bone

Question 17

Radius

Answer 17

Forearm bone

Question 18

Ulna

Answer 18

Forearm bone

Question 19

Carpals

Answer 19

Wrist bone. 8 total

Question 20

Metacarpals

Answer 20

Five bones of the palm

Question 21

Phalanges

Answer 21

14 finger bones

Question 22

Pelvic girdle

Answer 22

Two hip bones form this. Connect bones of lower limbs to the axial skeleton

Question 23

Coxae

Answer 23

Hip bones. Make pelvic girdle.

Question 24

Pelvis

Answer 24

Connects Lower limbs to axial skeleton and with the sacrum and coccyx form this

Question 25

Lower limbs

Answer 25

Each have femur, two leg bones, tibia, fibula, and a foot

Question 26

Femur

Answer 26

Thigh bone

Question 27

Tibia

Answer 27

Large calf bone

Question 28

Fibula

Answer 28

Smaller calf bone

Question 29

Patella

Answer 29

Knee joint

Question 30

Tarsals

Answer 30

Seven total. Ankle bones

Question 31

Metatarsals

Answer 31

Five bones of the instep

Question 32

Phalanges

Answer 32

14 bones of the toes like fingers

Question 33

Condyle

Answer 33

Rounded process that usually articulates with another bone

Question 34

Crest

Answer 34

Narrow, ridge like projection

Question 35

Epicondyle

Answer 35

Projection situated above the condyle

Question 36

Facet

Answer 36

Small, nearly flat surface

Question 37

Fontanel

Answer 37

Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between the bones

Question 38

Foramen

Answer 38

Opening through a bone usually a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

Question 39

Fossa

Answer 39

Deep pit or depression

Question 40

Fovea

Answer 40

Tony pit or depression

Question 41

Head

Answer 41

Enlargement on the end of a bone

Question 42

Meatus

Answer 42

Tubelike passageway within a bone

Question 43

Process

Answer 43

Prominent projection on a bone

Question 44

Sinus

Answer 44

Cavity within a bone

Question 45

Spine

Answer 45

Thornlike projection

Question 46

Suture

Answer 46

Interlocking lone of union between bones

Question 47

Trochanter

Answer 47

Large process

Question 48

Tubercle

Answer 48

Small, knoblike projection

Question 49

Tuberosity

Answer 49

Knoblike process larger than a tubercle