Skeletal System

Question 1

How many bones are there in the cranium?

Answer 1

80

Question 2

what is the only moveable bone in your skull?

Answer 2

madible

Question 3

what are the five vertebral regions?

Answer 3

cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, small coccygeal

Question 4

how many vertebrae are in cervical?

Answer 4

7

Question 5

how many vertebrae are in thoracic?

Answer 5

12

Question 6

how many vertebrae are in lumbar?

Answer 6

5

Question 7

scoliosis

Answer 7

curvature of the spine laterally

Question 8

kyphosis

Answer 8

hunch back

Question 9

lordosis

Answer 9

lumbar is too forward

Question 10

what does the thoracic cage protect?

Answer 10

heart and lungs

Question 11

costal cartilage

Answer 11

the endings of the ribs and connects to the sternum

Question 12

three types of ribs, and how many of each?

Answer 12

true ribs (1-7), false ribs (8-10), floating ribs (11-12)

Question 13

flexion/extension

Answer 13

flexion- decreases the angle between the bones

extension- increases the angle between the bones

Question 14

abduction/adduction/circumduction

Answer 14

abduction- moves the limb laterally away from the midline of the body
adduction- moves the limb laterally towards the midline of the body
circumduction-moving a part of the body in circular manner

Question 15

rotation

Answer 15

medial- move limb towards body

lateral- away from the midline

Question 16

supination/pronation

Answer 16

supination- move palms to anterior facing position

pronation- move palms to backward facing position

Question 17

dorsiflexion/plantar flexion

Answer 17

dorsiflexion- move the front of the foot upward

plantar flexion- move the back of the foot upward

Question 18

inversion/eversion

Answer 18

inversion-turn the foot to angle the bottom of the foot toward the midline
eversion- turns the bottom of the foot away from the midline

Question 19

protraction/retraction

Answer 19

protraction-shoulders are moved forward

retraction-shoulders being pushed towards the vertebrae

Question 20

depression/elevation

Answer 20

depression- downward movement

elevation-upward movement

Question 21

opposition/reposition

Answer 21

opposition-bring the tip of the thumb to the tip of the finger
reposition-returning the thumb to an anatomical position

Question 22

pivot joint

Answer 22

uniaxial joint that allows rotational movement

Question 23

hinge joint

Answer 23

uniaxial joint that allows flexion/ extension movements

Question 24

condyloid joint

Answer 24

biaxial joint that allows flexion/extension, abduction/adduction/ circumduction movements

Question 25

saddle joint

Answer 25

biaxial joint that allows flexion/extension, abduction/adduction/ circumduction movements

Question 26

plane joint

Answer 26

multiaxial joint that allows inversion/eversion of foot or flexion/extension/lateral flexion of the vertebral column

Question 27

ball and socket joint

Answer 27

multiaxial joint that allows flexion/extension, abduction/adduction/circumduction, and medial/lateral rotation movements

Question 28

axial skeleton

Answer 28

made up of 80 bones and is the head and trunk of the vertebrae

Question 29

appendicular skeleton

Answer 29

made up of 126 bones, Portion of the skeleton of vertebrates made up of bones that support appendages

Question 30

how many bones are there in the axial skeleton?

Answer 30

there are 80 bones and the main bones are skull, vertebrae, rib cage and sternum

Question 31

How many bones in appendicular?

Answer 31

there are 126 bones in the appendicular and the main bones are Pectoral girdle, arms, forearms, hands, pelvis, legs, feet, and ankles

Question 32

Total bones in the body?

Answer 32

206

Question 33

functions of the skeletal system

Answer 33

support and protection, body movement, produce blood cells, and storage of minerals and fats

Question 34

long bones

Answer 34

cylinder-like shape, longer than it is wide

Question 35

short bones

Answer 35

cube-like shape, equal in length, width and thickness

Question 36

flat bones

Answer 36

thin and curved

Question 37

irregular bones

Answer 37

complex shape

Question 38

sesamoid

Answer 38

small and round, embedded in tendons

Question 39

epiphysis

Answer 39

spongy bone at the ends of the bone

Question 40

diaphysis

Answer 40

compact bone in the middle of the bone

Question 41

articular cartilage

Answer 41

hyaline cartilage, padding

Question 42

periosteum

Answer 42

membrane that covers the entire bone

Question 43

medullary cavity

Answer 43

hollow chamber filled with bone marrow

Question 44

2 functions of of the red/yellow bone marrow

Answer 44

red- blood | yellow-fat

Question 45

spongy bone

Answer 45

cancellous epiphysis

Question 46

compact bone

Answer 46

wall of the diaphysis