Test - skeletal System Flashcards
What bone is directly above the nasal septum?
Frontal Bone
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What bone is to the right of the Maxillary bone but before the temporal bone?
Zygomatic
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What bone is behind the temporal bone and under the parietal bone?
Occipital Bone
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What bones are to the left and right of the sacrum?
Ischium
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What bone is directly above the metatarsal bone?
Talus
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What bone is directly under the radius and the ulna?
Carpals
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Which vertebrae is above the sacrum?
Lumbar
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What bone is behind the temporal bone and under the parietal bone?
Occipital Bone
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True or false the parietal bone is flat.
True
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Where is compact bone located?
In between the periosteum and the spongy bone
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Where is the tibia bone?
To the left of the fibula bone
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True or false- the calcaneus is a part of the gliding joint, and a tarsal.
True
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Strong connective tissues that holds moveable joints together is a…
ligament
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What might happen if your spine was completely straight?
Walking around would be extremely uncomfortable.
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What is the order of the different sections of the vertebral columns?
7,12,5,1,1
Spine model in class
What do ligaments do?
Attach bones to other bones
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As an adult, your skeleton is made of _____ bones than when you were a baby?
A smaller number
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What advantage do we gain from the fact that our bones are hollow?
We can move around easy
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Name something that is not a function of the skeletal system.
Circulate blood
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The vertebra that allows the head to turn or pivot is…
Axis
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Which organ system makes blood cells?
Skeletal system
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What bones make up the palm of the hand?
Metacarpals
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What bone is made up of four fused vertebrae?
Coccyx
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What is the sternum?
Breast Bone
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