Skeletal system

Question 1

What are the 5 main functions of the skeleton?

Answer 1

1. Movement
2. Support
3. Protection
4. Produces blood cells
5. Storage

Question 2

What are the 5 bone types?

Answer 2

• Short
• Long
• Flat
• Irregular
• Sesamoid

Question 3

What are the 5 sections of the spine, in order from highest to lowest?

Answer 3

• Cervical (supports head)
• Thoracic (connects ribcage to vertebral column)
• Lumbar (supports body + provides attachment point for large muscles)
• Sacrum (fused part of pelvis)
• Coccyx (base of vertebral column, point of attachment for muscles)

Question 4

What are the 3 types of joints?

Answer 4

1. Fibrous (immoveable)
2. Cartilaginous (slightly moveable)
3. Synovial (freely moveable)

Question 5

What are the 6 types of synovial joints?

Answer 5

• Ball and socket
• Hinge
• Gliding
• Condyloid
• Saddle
• Pivot