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1
Q

What are the functions of the skeleton?

A
  • Protection
  • Support
  • Movement
2
Q

What are the five different shapes or types of bone?

A
  • Long
  • Short
  • Irregular
  • Flat
  • Sesamoid
3
Q

Location of bones of the head:

Front of the cranium.

A

Frontal

4
Q

Location of bones of the head:

The sides and roof of the cranium

A

Two Parietal bones

5
Q

Location of bones of the head:

On either side of the cranium

A

Two temporal bones

6
Q

Location of bones of the head:

Back of the head

A

Occipital

7
Q

Location of the bones of the head:

Forms part of the eye socket cavity and the front of the base of the cranium

A

Ethmoid

8
Q

The three types of joints

A
  • FIBROUS / fixed joints
  • CARTILAGINOUS / slightly moveable
  • SYNOVIAL / freely moveable
9
Q

Type of Synovial joint

A

•Gliding or plane joint
(Tarsals and metatarsals)

•Hinge joint
(Elbow and knee)

•Pivot joint
(Atlas and Axis rotate to turn head)

•Ball and socket
(The shoulder)