SKELETAL SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS
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Skeletal System - ✔✔- a complex and intricate series of bones and
connective tissues that give the body structure and support
- without it, our bodies would not be able to support itself, move or
have a basis for cells to grow
Facts About Bones - ✔✔- a human baby will be born with around 270
bones
- these bones will fuse and become the set number of 206 as an adult
- they take up around 15% of the body mass of a human (based on BMI)
Functions of Bones
,Support - ✔✔the skeletal system provides the framework for the
different parts of the body that move and function
Functions of Bones
Storage of Minerals and Lipids - ✔✔many different things are stored
within our bones that can be released when levels get low
Functions of Bones
Blood Cell Production - ✔✔red blood cells, white blood cells, and other
blood elements are produced inside of bone marrow
Functions of Bones
Protection - ✔✔many soft tissues are surrounded by bones to help
protect them from damage
Functions of Bones
Lever - ✔✔many bones are designed to help apply force and help
generate power
,Short Bones - ✔✔small, boxy bones that are thick and strong; can be
found in the wrists and ankles
Long Bones - ✔✔- longer than they are wide and have a distinct shape
- their slender shape and structure is designed for the specific purpose
of movement and protection of the particular area of the body
- located throughout the body
Sections of Long Bones - ✔✔- the long tube of a long bone is the
DIAPHYSIS
- the ends of the long bone expand out in the EPIPHYSIS
- the METAPHYSIS connects the tube to the enlarged end
Irregular Bones - ✔✔- have complex shapes that can have short, flat,
notched, and/or ridged surfaces
- often varied in form and function
- the spinal vertebrae are excellent examples of irregular bones
, Sesamoid Bones - ✔✔- small, flat, and can be shaped like a sesame
seed
- develop inside tendons and are associated with joints
- an excellent example of this is the patella inside of the patellar tendon
Flat Bones - ✔✔- have thin, parallel surfaces
- can be found throughout the body and come in many different sizes
and shapes
- the bones of the skull, the ribs, and the scapulae are all examples
Sutural Bones - ✔✔- small, flat, and irregularly shaped bones between
the flat bones of the skull
- vary in width from a grain of sand to the size of a quarter
- the size, shape, and number of these bones will change from person
to person
- therefore, these bones are unnamed
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS {
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Skeletal System - ✔✔- a complex and intricate series of bones and
connective tissues that give the body structure and support
- without it, our bodies would not be able to support itself, move or
have a basis for cells to grow
Facts About Bones - ✔✔- a human baby will be born with around 270
bones
- these bones will fuse and become the set number of 206 as an adult
- they take up around 15% of the body mass of a human (based on BMI)
Functions of Bones
,Support - ✔✔the skeletal system provides the framework for the
different parts of the body that move and function
Functions of Bones
Storage of Minerals and Lipids - ✔✔many different things are stored
within our bones that can be released when levels get low
Functions of Bones
Blood Cell Production - ✔✔red blood cells, white blood cells, and other
blood elements are produced inside of bone marrow
Functions of Bones
Protection - ✔✔many soft tissues are surrounded by bones to help
protect them from damage
Functions of Bones
Lever - ✔✔many bones are designed to help apply force and help
generate power
,Short Bones - ✔✔small, boxy bones that are thick and strong; can be
found in the wrists and ankles
Long Bones - ✔✔- longer than they are wide and have a distinct shape
- their slender shape and structure is designed for the specific purpose
of movement and protection of the particular area of the body
- located throughout the body
Sections of Long Bones - ✔✔- the long tube of a long bone is the
DIAPHYSIS
- the ends of the long bone expand out in the EPIPHYSIS
- the METAPHYSIS connects the tube to the enlarged end
Irregular Bones - ✔✔- have complex shapes that can have short, flat,
notched, and/or ridged surfaces
- often varied in form and function
- the spinal vertebrae are excellent examples of irregular bones
, Sesamoid Bones - ✔✔- small, flat, and can be shaped like a sesame
seed
- develop inside tendons and are associated with joints
- an excellent example of this is the patella inside of the patellar tendon
Flat Bones - ✔✔- have thin, parallel surfaces
- can be found throughout the body and come in many different sizes
and shapes
- the bones of the skull, the ribs, and the scapulae are all examples
Sutural Bones - ✔✔- small, flat, and irregularly shaped bones between
the flat bones of the skull
- vary in width from a grain of sand to the size of a quarter
- the size, shape, and number of these bones will change from person
to person
- therefore, these bones are unnamed
