Bone Flashcards
How many bones are in the skeleton
206
The clavicle and scapula are located where
Pectoral girdle
The humorous on the radius eight carpals five metacarpals 14 phalanges are located where
Arm bones
The Ossae coxae is located where also known as the hip bone
Pelvic girdle
The femur, patella, fibula, tibia 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, 14 phalanges (big toe is called hallux)
Long bones
Cranial and facial bones
Skull
Hyoid bone
Neck/ throat bone
Vertebrae, ribs and sternum
Thoracic cage
Which bone is the largest? The heaviest?
Femur
What shape are long bones and where are they found?
Diaphysis (shaft) and epiphyses (spherical ends of bones) found in arms and legs
What shape are short bones and where are they found?
They are cube like shaped found in wrists and ankles
What shape are sesame is bones and where are they found?
Sesame shaped and found within the tendons that pass over long bones e.g patella
What shape are flat bones and where are they found?
They are thin, flat and slightly curved found in scapula, flat bones of skull ribs and sternum and these bones protect the organs
What shape are irregular bones and where are they found?
They are unusual shaped and found in the vertebrae face sphenoid bone and girdle
What are the functions of the skeletal system?
Support Protection Movement Mineral storage Hematopiesis Energy storage Levers