102N.5 Skeletal System

Question 1

Osteology

Answer 1

The study of bone

Question 2

Shoulder bones

Answer 2

Clavicle: collarbone
Scapula: shoulder blade

Question 3

Humerus

Answer 3

largest arm bone; extends from elbow to shoulder

Question 4

Radius

Answer 4

small bone on thumb-side of forearm

Question 5

Ulna

Answer 5

small bone on pinky-side of forearm

Question 6

Carpals

Answer 6

8 small bones forming the wrist; scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hazamate

Question 7

Metacarpals

Answer 7

5 long, thin bones forming the palm of hand

Question 8

Phalanges

Answer 8

14 bones that form the fingers; each finger has 3 and thumb has 2; proximal are 5 closest to hand, 4 middle (not in thumb), and distal are the 5 at tips of fingers

Question 9

Femur

Answer 9

Thigh bone; largest bone in body

Question 10

Patella

Answer 10

Kneecap; sits over the front of the knee joint

Question 11

Tibia

Answer 11

Shinbone; inner and larger of the 2 leg bones, extending from the knee to the ankle

Question 12

Fibula

Answer 12

Outer and narrower of 2 lower-leg bones; extending from knee to ankle

Question 13

Talus

Answer 13

Ankle bone; sits above the heel bone and forms the lower part of the ankle; talus, tibia, and fibula form the ankle joint

Question 14

Tarsals

Answer 14

7 bones that make up the mid-foot and rear foot, including talus, calcaneus(heel), navicular, 3 cuneiform bones and the cuboid

Question 15

Metatarsal

Answer 15

5 long, slender bones (1 for each digit) that connect the phalanges to the tarsals

Question 16

Phalanges

Answer 16

14 bones that form the digits or toes; 2 phalanges in the big toe and 3 in the 4 other toes; proximal, middle, and distal

Question 17

Leg bones

Answer 17

Femur, patella, tibia, fibula

Question 18

Ankle bones

Answer 18

Talus, tarsals

Question 19

Foot bones

Answer 19

Phalanges and metatarsals

Question 20

Arm bones

Answer 20

Humerus, radia, and ulna

Question 21

Wrist bones

Answer 21

Carpals

Question 22

Hand bones

Answer 22

Phalanges and metacarpals