Bones

Question 1

How many bones in the body?

Answer 1

206

Question 2

Axial skeleton

Answer 2

Skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage (hyoid bone)

Question 3

Appendicular Skelton

Answer 3

Upper and lower extremi[es, the pectoral girdle, the pelvic girdle

Question 4

Bone categories

Answer 4

Long, short, flat, irregular , sesamoid

Question 5

Long cylindrical (tubular) shafts

Answer 5

Long bones

Question 6

Which bones contain a medullary canal

Answer 6

Long bones

Question 7

Which bones serve as levers ?

Answer 7

Long bones

Question 8

Examples of long bones

Answer 8

Femur, tibia, humerus, ulna, radius, phalanges

Question 9

Cube-shaped
(cuboidal), blocky bones often with multiple, large articular surfaces

Answer 9

Short bones

Question 10

Examples of short bones

Answer 10

Carpals and tarsals

Question 11

Bones that are curved with varying thickness

Answer 11

Flat

Question 12

These bones provide PROTECTION

Answer 12

Flat

Question 13

Examples of flat bones

Answer 13

Ribs, ilium, sternum, clavicle, scapula

Question 14

Variety of bones that don’t fit easily
into the previous categories – often connected to other bones

Answer 14

Irregular

Question 15

Examples of irregular bones

Answer 15

Vertebrae, pubis, maxilla, and ischium

Question 16

Bones formed within muscle tendons near
joints

Answer 16

Sesamoid

Question 17

Examples of sesamoid bones

Answer 17

patella, pisiform, plus small sesamoids in flexor brevis tendons of palmar/plantar the 1 st digit, and flabella)

Question 18

The purpose of joint articulations is to facilitate growth and movement by

Answer 18

Force transmission