Skeleton and bone quiz

Question 1

How many bones are there in the human body

Answer 1

206

Question 2

What 3 major areas are bones separated into?

Answer 2

• Head
• Trunk
• Upper and lower limbs

Question 3

What are the two differnt types of bones found in the head

Answer 3

1. Cranial
2. Facial

Question 4

What are the cranial bones? Joined by + Function

Answer 4

• Joined by sutures
• Encase and protect the encephalon, its fluids, and membranes.

Question 5

What are sutures?

Answer 5

immouveble joint lines that define the cranial bones (they only fuse together around 2 years of age)

Question 6

What are facial bones?

Answer 6

• Give the face its shape.
• Supports the sense organs (eyes, nose, ear and mouth)
• Provides passageways for the sensory and motor nerves
• The mandible (only mobile bone in head) allows us to chew food.

Question 7

What are the two types of bones associated with the bones of the trunk

Answer 7

Rib bones and vertebral column

Question 8

What are the different type of 12 rib bones?

Answer 8

• 7 pairs of true ribs: connected to the sternum by cartilage
• 3 pairs of false ribs: connected to true ribs by cartilage
• 2 pairs of floating ribs: not connected in the front

Question 9

What are the different types of the 33 veretbrea column bones?

Answer 9

• 24 articulated
• 9 fused

Question 10

What are the articulated vertebrae sperated by?

Answer 10

intervertebral discs

Question 11

What is the function of the rib cage?

Answer 11

Protects heart and lungs from impact or injury

Question 12

What are the intercostal muscles responsible for?

Answer 12

Inhaling and exhaling

Question 13

What is the function of the vertebral column?

Answer 13

Surrounds and protects the spinal cord

Question 14

How are the arms connected to the trunk?

Answer 14

Pectoral girdle (clavicle & scapula)

Question 15

What are the bones of the arm?

Answer 15

Humerus, radius, ulna

Question 16

What are the bones of the hand?

Answer 16

Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

Question 17

What is prehension?

Answer 17

The ability to manipulate objects

Question 18

How are the legs connected to the trunk?

Answer 18

Pelvic girdle (iliac bones)

Question 19

What are the bones of the leg?

Answer 19

Femur, patella, tibia, fibula

Question 20

What are the bones of the foot?

Answer 20

Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

Question 21

What is spongy bone?

Answer 21

A light, low density bone with spaces between the plates and bars of bone

Question 22

What is compact bone?

Answer 22

Dense outer layer of bone

Question 23

What are bones made of?

Answer 23

Calcium and phosphorous

Question 24

What are bones covered by?

Answer 24

Periosteum - the outer covering of bone which is highly vascularized, supplying blood to the bone tissue and allowing bone growth and repair.

Question 25

What are long bones?

Answer 25

Bones that are longer than they are wide, function as levers moved by bones.

Question 26

What is yellow bone marrow?

Answer 26

It is composed of fat, and stem cells that can become cartilage, fat or bone. It is also an energy reserve

Question 26

What are examples of long bones?

Answer 26

humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula

Question 26

What is the epiphysis of a long bone?

Answer 26

The rounded end of a long bone, red bone marrow is found.

Question 26

What is red bone marrow?

Answer 26

Contains stem cells, where RBC, WBC and platelts can be formed

Question 27

What are short bones?

Answer 27

- Mostly made of spongy bone with a thin outer layer of compact bone. - Cubic shape - Found in tarsals and carpels, that allow for greater movement

Question 27

What is the diaphysis of a long bone?

Answer 27

The long shaft of a long bone, yellow bone marrow is found here.

Question 27

What is yellow bone marrow?

Answer 27

It is composed of fat, and stem cells that can become cartilage, fat or bone. It is also an energy reserve

Question 28

What are examples of short bones?

Answer 28

carpals and tarsals

Question 29

What are flat bones?

Answer 29

a thin layer of spongy bone is sandwiched between two layers of compact bone

Question 30

What are examples of flat bones?

Answer 30

cranial, sternum, scapula, ribs

Question 31

What are examples of irregular bones?

Answer 31

vertebrae, facial bones, pelvic bones

Question 32

What are irregular bones?

Answer 32

Bones that are not long, short or flat, and that may protect or support

Question 33

What are sesamoid bones?

Answer 33

Siamese seed bone that form in tendons as a way to support the pressure exerted.

Question 34

What are examples of sesamoid bones?

Answer 34

patellae