ANSWERS
What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? - ANSWER axial
skeleton and appendicular skeleton
The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system?
- ANSWER Axial
The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system? -
ANSWER Appendicular
The tympanic cavity is located in the... - ANSWER Ear
What part of the skull contains the ossicles - ANSWER Tympanic Cavity
These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called
the... - ANSWER Paranasal Sinuses
Another name for the spine is... - ANSWER Vertebral Column
The vertebral column consists of how many regions? - ANSWER 5 regions
The 5 regions of the spine are... - ANSWER 1. Cervical Vertebrae 2. Thoracic
Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx
The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 7
The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 12
The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 5
The Sacrum consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 1 sacrum in the vertebral
column ; consists of 5 bones
The Coccyx consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 1 coccyx in the vertebral
column ; consists of 4 bones.
The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are called... -
ANSWER Intervertebral discs
How many pairs of ribs are there - ANSWER 12
Ribs are connected to sternum by - ANSWER costal cartilage
,The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column? - ANSWER Thoracic
What are the four regions of the sternum? - ANSWER 1. Manubrium 2. Body 3.
Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process
Ribs 1-7 are called - ANSWER true ribs
Ribs 8-10 are called - ANSWER false ribs
Ribs 11 and 12 are called - ANSWER floating ribs
What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are responsible for
attachment of the arms and legs? - ANSWER Pectoral and Pelvic
Which bones make up the pectoral girdle? - ANSWER clavicle and scapula
Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column? - ANSWER
Vertebral column
What bones make up the pelvic girdle? - ANSWER ilium, ischium, pubis
Where do you find long bones? - ANSWER In the appendicular skeleton / arms
and legs
Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically tissue ? -
ANSWER Osseous tissue
The process of bone formations is called - ANSWER Ossification
The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things: - ANSWER 1. Calcium 2.
Phosphate 3. Collagen
Osteo means? - ANSWER Bone
What matures bone cells? - ANSWER osteocytes
What build up bone? - ANSWER osteoblasts
What breaks down bone? - ANSWER osteoclasts
Where do we find bone marrow - ANSWER Inside the bones
Red bone marrow makes - ANSWER red blood cells
Red bone marrow in the part of the bone. - ANSWER
Epiphysis
,The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by... - ANSWER Spongy bone
Yellow bone marrow stores... - ANSWER adipose tissue (fat)
Yellow bone marrow is found in the part of the bone -
ANSWER Diaphysis
Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by... - ANSWER Compact bone
Two main types of freely movable joints - ANSWER 1. Ball-and-socket joints 2.
Hing joints
Examples of ball-and-socket joints are - ANSWER shoulder and hip
Examples of hinge joints are - ANSWER elbow and knee
The immovable joints of the skull are called - ANSWER sutures
are where two bones come together - ANSWER Joints
Joints can be classified by - ANSWER Immovable and freely movable
This fluid lubricates the bones in the joints, decreasing friction. - ANSWER
Synovial fluid
What did the sutures in the skull used to be - ANSWER Fontanelles
What tissue is found filling the epiphysis of long bones? - ANSWER Red Bone
Marrow
What is the tube called that connects our throat to the middle ear? - ANSWER
Eustachian Tube
Carpals are to wrist as tarsals are to: - ANSWER Ankle
Ribs 8, 9, and 10 are classified as? - ANSWER False Ribs
Intercostal means: - ANSWER In between the ribs
Which bone refers to our "lower jaw"? - ANSWER Mandible
Which bone refers to our "cheek bones" - ANSWER Zygomatic
Ribs 11 and 12 are classified as? - ANSWER Floating Ribs
The zygomatic is considered what type of bone? - ANSWER Facial bone
What bone is located on the posterior part of the skull? - ANSWER Occipital
, What smakes sour sbones sstrong sand ssturdy? s- sANSWER Collagen
Adipose stissue sis slocated sin swhich sregion son sthe slong sbone? s- sANSWER Diaphysis
Which sregion sof sthe scoxa sis smost santerior? s- sANSWER Pubis
s
Where swould sI sfind sthe sfibula? s- sANSWER Shin s(lower sleg)
The scell sthat s"breaks sdown" sbone, sputting scalcium sinto sthe sblood sis san: s- sANSWER
sOsteoclast
When sour slong sbones s"ossify stheir sepiphyseal splates", sthis smeans swhat? s- sANSWER
sWe sare sfinished sgrowing
Immovable sjoints sare sfound swhere s- sANSWER In sthe sSkull
Where sdo swe sfind sarticular scartilage? s- sANSWER At sthe sends sof sour sbones
Is ssynovial sfluid sfound sat sall sjoints? s- sANSWER No.
Actions sof sBall-and-socket sjoints scan sdo s- sANSWER Extension, sabduction, sand
scircumduction
Hinge sand sball-and-socket sjoints scan sBOTH sdo swhich smotions? s- sANSWER
sFlexion sand sExtension
Is sthe smandible spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Axial
Is sthe shumerus spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER
sappendicular sskeleton
Is sthe sfemur spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Appendicular
Is sthe ssacrum spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Axial
s
Is sthe sradius spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Appendicular
Is sthe sclavicle spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER
sAppendicular
Is sthe stibia spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Appendicular