Unit 5 - Skeletal System

Question 1

Cranium -

Answer 1

Supports facial structures
Facial movements
Encloses / protects the brain.

Question 2

Facial Bones -

Answer 2

Structure for face

Permit Chewing

Question 3

Vertebrae -

Answer 3

Mechanical stability for body

Protect Spinal cord

Question 4

Ribs -

Answer 4

Protection for organs in diaphragm

Question 5

Sternum -

Answer 5

Breastbone, Attachment for most of the ribs

Question 6

Frontal bone -

Answer 6

Forms roof of orbit

Question 7

Temporal bone -

Answer 7

Lower lateral wall of cranium

Question 8

Parietal bone -

Answer 8

Upper roof and lateral walls of cranium

Question 9

Occipital bone -

Answer 9

Back and base of skull, spinal cord pass through

Question 10

Sphenoid bone -

Answer 10

Behind the eye socket, holds pituitary gland

Question 11

Ethmoid bone -

Answer 11

Eye socket

Question 12

Maxillae bone -

Answer 12

Upper jaw

Question 13

Mandible bone -

Answer 13

Lower jaw

Question 14

Zygomatic bones -

Answer 14

Cheek bones

Question 15

Describe cartilage

Answer 15

A firm but pliable substance that cushions joints and acts as a template to make new bones, grow and repair existing bones.

Question 16

Describe the process of endochondral ossification.

Answer 16

Cartilage template
Growth of the template
Initiation of bone formation
Formation of marrow cavities
Replace cartilage w/ bone
Ossification of the epiphyses (ends)

Question 17

Describe the function of bone marrow

Answer 17

Hematopoiesis (generation of red blood cells), stem cells