Bone and Joints extra

Question 1

What is the name of the skull and describe the structure.

Answer 1

Made up of 22 bones.
Flat bones fused together
Protection.

Question 2

Talk about the collarbone.

Answer 2

Clavicle.
Makes up the shoulder girdle w the scapula.

Question 3

Talk about the breast bone.

Answer 3

Sternum.
Ribs insert/join w cartilage.

Question 4

Name the bone which runs down the centre of the body.

Answer 4

Vertebral column/spine.

Question 5

Name the bone in the arm.

Answer 5

Humerous

Question 6

Name the cube like short bones in the hand.

Answer 6

Carpals

Question 7

Name the bones between the carpals and the fingers.

Answer 7

Metacarpals.

Question 8

Name the bones in the fingers.

Answer 8

Phalanges

Question 9

Name the two bones in the lower arm.
How can you differentiate the two?

Answer 9

Radius and ulna.
Radius ends on the thumb side.

Question 10

What is the function of the group of bones known as the pelvis?

Answer 10

Protection for reproductive organs.

Question 11

What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?

Answer 11

Femur, found in the upper leg.

Question 12

What is the proper name for kneecaps?

Answer 12

Patella (lots of tendons)

Question 13

Name the two main bones in the lower leg.
How can you tell them apart?

Answer 13

Tibia and fibula.

Can tell apart as tibia is larger and thicker which carries most of the weight of the body.
Fibula supports tibia.

Question 14

Name the bones of the ankle.

Answer 14

Tarsals.

Question 15

The bones next to tarsals in the feet are called?

Answer 15

Metatarsals.

Question 16

Name the bones in the toes.

Answer 16

Phalanges.

Question 17

How many bones are in the skeleton?

Answer 17

206

Question 18

Name the bones and number of these bones in the axial skeleton.

Answer 18

There are 80 fused bones-
Cranium (22)
Auditory ossicles (6)
Hyoid bone (1)
Vertebral column (26)
Ribs (24)
Sternum (1)

Question 19

Name the bones and number of these bones in the appendicular skeleton.

Answer 19

There are 126 unfused bones-
Pectoral girdles (4)
Arms and forearm (6)
Hands (54)
Pelvis (2)
Thigh and leg (8)
Feet (52)

Question 20

Where is the thyroid bone found?

Answer 20

Back of the throat.

Question 21

What is the primary role of the axial skeleton bones?

Answer 21

Protection so limited movement.

Question 22

What are the functions of the bones in the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 22

Allow for movement as unfused.

Question 23

List the five sections of the vertebral column.

Answer 23

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal

Question 24

How many cervical bones are there in the vertebral column?

Answer 24

7

Question 25

How many thoracic bones are there in the vertebral column?

Answer 25

12

Question 26

How many lumbar bones are there in the vertebral column?

Answer 26

5

Question 27

How many sacral bones are there in the vertebral column?

Answer 27

5 (fused)

Question 28

How many coccygeal bones are there in the vertebral column?

Answer 28

4 (fused)

Question 29

Extreme curvature of the thoracic spine can lead to?

Answer 29

Kyphosis

Question 30

Extreme curvature of the lumbar spine can lead to…?

Answer 30

Lordosis

Question 31

Symptoms of kyphosis.

Answer 31

Head bent forwards.
Bent back
Fatigue in back and legs.

Question 32

Symptoms of Lordosis.

Answer 32

Pronounced buttocks, pain in back.

Question 33

Where do you find bone marrow?

Answer 33

Medullary cavity

Question 34

Function of limb girdles.

Answer 34

The limb girdles surround and support the proximal ends of the limb bones and provide a point of attachment for the appendicular skeleton to the axial skeleton.

Question 35

What type of cartilage covers the end of a bone in a synovial joint?

Answer 35

Hyaline

Question 36

Which cartilage types is found in an epiphyseal plate?

Answer 36

Hyaline