SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question 1

how many bones are there in the body

Answer 1

206

Question 2

how many ribs are there in the body

Answer 2

24

Question 3

type of bone that are greater in length, width, consist on the shaft and a variable number of extremities ends and are slightly curved for strength

main function: absorbs the stress of the body’s weight at several different points, so that it evenly absorbs

Answer 3

long bones

Question 4

type of bone, somewhat cube-shaped and are nearly equal in length and width

Answer 4

short bones

Question 5

generally thin and composed of two nearly parallel plates of compact bone tissue enclosing a layer of spongy bone tissue

Answer 5

flat bones

Question 6

bone that protect the brain

Answer 6

cranial bone

Question 7

protect organs in the thorax

Answer 7

ribs

Question 8

also known as breast bone

Answer 8

sternum

Question 9

bones that have complex shapes and cannot be grouped to any categories of bones; vary in the amount of spongy tissue

Answer 9

irregular bones

Question 10

also known as the back bone

Answer 10

vertebrae

Question 11

bones develop in certain tendons where there is considerable friction, tension, physical stress

Answer 11

sesamoid bones

Question 12

bones that allow the rotational movement of the hand

Answer 12

radius and ulna

Question 13

known as the largest sesamoid bone; also known as “knee cap”

Answer 13

patella

Question 14

the longest and strongest bone in the body

Answer 14

femur

Question 15

a depression wherein the major ligament of the head of the femur is located

Answer 15

fovea capitis

Question 16

it means “basin”; serves as the trunk and form connection between the vertebral and lower limb

Answer 16

pelvis

Question 17

how many cranial are there in the skull

Answer 17

8

Question 18

how many facial bone does the body have

Answer 18

14

Question 19

forms the forhead

Answer 19

frontal bone

Question 20

form the greater portion of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity

Answer 20

parietal

Question 21

forms the posterior part and most of the base of the cranium

Answer 21

occipital

Question 22

form the inferior lateral of the cranium and part of the cranial floor

Answer 22

temporal

Question 23

lies at the middle part of the base of the skull; articulates with all the other cranial bones and hold them together

Answer 23

sphenoid

Question 24

sponge-like in appearance and is located located on the midline in the anterior part of the cranial floor medial to the orbits

Answer 24

ethmoid

Question 25

forms the upper jaw bone

Answer 25

maxillae

Question 26

L-shape bones, form the posterior portion of the hard palette

Answer 26

palatine bones

Question 27

also known as the “cheek bones”

Answer 27

zygomatic bones

Question 28

the smallest of the face;

Answer 28

lacrimal bones

Question 29

forms the bridge of the nose

Answer 29

nasal bones

Question 30

triangular bone on the nasal cavity

Answer 30

vomer

Question 31

scroll-like bones that form a part of the inferior lateral wall of the nasal cavity and project into the nasal cavity

Answer 31

inferior nasal conchae

Question 32

lower jaw bone; strongest bone in the face; only movable skull bone

Answer 32

mandible

Question 33

number of vertebrates at early development

Answer 33

33

Question 34

number of vertebrates at adulthood

Answer 34

26

Question 35

also known as “atlas”; holds up the head

Answer 35

c1

Question 36

also called “axis” considerable amount of rotation in the vertebae

Answer 36

c2

Question 37

considerable rotation in the vertebrae

Answer 37

dens

Question 38

formed by the 5 sacral vertebrae

Answer 38

sacrum

Question 39

what age is the total completion of sacrum

Answer 39

30 years old

Question 40

also known as “tailbone”; formed by the fusion of 4 coccygeal vertebrae

Answer 40

coccyx

Question 41

the true ribs

Answer 41

ribs 1-7

Question 42

the false ribs

Answer 42

8-12

Question 43

ribs attached to the sternum by common cartilage

Answer 43

ribs 8-10

Question 44

known as floating ribs; do not attach to the sternum

Answer 44

ribs 11-12

Question 45

location of xiphoid process

Answer 45

t9 & t10

Question 46

the level of pubic symphysis and greater trochanters

Answer 46

coccyx

Question 47

known as the common variation in the shape of the human body; determines the size, shape and position the the organs

Answer 47

body habitus