Skeletal system

Question 1

Extends from the top of the eyes to the top of the head to form the forehead

Answer 1

Frontal

Question 2

2 bones that form the crown and upper sides of the head

Answer 2

Parietal

Question 3

Forms the back of the skull indenting above the nape area

Answer 3

Occipital

Question 4

2 bones located on either side of the head directly above the ears and below the parietal bones

Answer 4

Temporal

Question 5

Lower jaw and largest and strongest bone of the facial skeleton

Answer 5

Mandible

Question 6

2 bones of the upper jaw

Answer 6

Maxillae

Question 7

2 bones which join to form the bridge of the nose

Answer 7

Nasal

Question 8

2 bones that form the upper cheek and the bottom of the eye socket, most fragile

Answer 8

Zygomatic or malar

Question 9

Smallest 2 bones of the facial skeleton, form the front part of the inner- bottom wall of the eye socket

Answer 9

Lacrimal

Question 10

7 bones that form the top part of the spinal column

Answer 10

Cervical vertebrae

Question 11

U- shaped bone at the base of the tongue, supports the muscles of the tongue

Answer 11

Hyoid

Question 12

12 vertebrae in the chest region that form the central region of the spine

Answer 12

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 13

Breastbone, long, narrow flat plate that forms the center of the front of the chest

Answer 13

Sternum

Question 14

24 (12 pairs) curved bones which form the rib cage of the upper body

Answer 14

Ribs

Question 15

Collarbone

Answer 15

Clavicle

Question 16

Shoulder blade

Answer 16

Scapula

Question 17

Largest bone of the upper arm

Answer 17

Humerus

Question 18

Small, long bone on the thumb side of the lower arm or forearm

Answer 18

Radius

Question 19

Small, long bone on the little finger side of the lower arm

Answer 19

Ulna

Question 20

8 small bones held together by ligaments to form the wrist or carpus

Answer 20

Carpals

Question 21

5 long thin bones that form the palm of the hand

Answer 21

Metacarpals

Question 22

14 bones that form the digits

Answer 22

Phalanges

Question 23

Thigh bone, longest bone in the body

Answer 23

Femur

Question 24

Kneecap

Answer 24

Patella

Question 25

Shinbone

Answer 25

Tibia

Question 26

Outer and narrower of the 2 lower leg bones extending from the knee to the ankle

Answer 26

Fibula

Question 27

Ankle bone

Answer 27

Talus

Question 28

7 bones that make up the foot

Answer 28

Tarsals

Question 29

5 long slender bones

Answer 29

Metatarsals