Skeleton Flashcards
Why do we have a skeleton?
For movement & to protect major organs
What’s another word for a skull?
Cranium
What’s another word for the jaw?
Mandible
What’s another word for the collar bone?
Clavicle
What’s another word for breast bone?
Sternum
What’s another word for backbone ?
Spine
What’s another word for tailbone?
Coccyx
What’s the inside and outside bone called in arms? (In order)
Inside-ulna
Outside-radius
What’s another word for thigh?
Femur
What’s another word for kneecap?
Patella
What’s the inside and outside leg bones? (In order)
Inside-fibula
Outside-tibia
What do you call a pair of muscles working against each other and give an example?
Antagonistic eg arm/leg
What’s the job of the cartilage? (2)
To stop bones from wearing away and reduce friction
What’s the job of the tendon?
Holds muscle to bone
What’s the ligaments job?
Holds bone to bone