bones

Question 1

What type of bones is the human skeleton made up of?

Answer 1

Joined bones or Individual bones.

Question 2

What are bones supported by?

Answer 2

Ligaments, tendons, muscles, cartilage and other organs.

Question 3

How many bones are in the adult human body?

Answer 3

206

Question 4

How many bones are you born with?

Answer 4

270

Question 5

What can your bones be categorised into?

Answer 5

axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton.

Question 6

What are the 6 main functions of the skeleton?

Answer 6

1. Support
2. Attatchment
3. Movement
4. Protection
5. Blood Cell Production
6. Storage

Question 7

What are origins and insertions?

Answer 7

Where muscles attatch to bones

Question 8

What are short bones?

Answer 8

Short bones are roughly cube shaped, and have only a thin layer of compact bone surrounding a spongy interior. They are approximately as wide as they are long.

Function:
Facilitate stability and support.
Example: Metacarpals

Question 9

What are long bones?

Answer 9

Long bones are longer than they are wide, compromised of mostly compact bone but thick enough to contain considerable spongy bone and marrow in the hollow centre.

Function:
Acts as a rod for muscle attatchmentand allow movement
Example: Femur

Question 10

What are Sesamoid bones?

Answer 10

Sesamoid bones are mostly small and irregular shaped embedded in tendons.

Function:
Supports tendons
Example:
Patella- located within the quadricep tendon

Question 11

What is an irregular bone?

Answer 11

Irregular bones consist of thin layers of compact bone surrounding a spongy interior. The shape is complicated and irregular.

Function:
String minerals and interacting with muscles and tendons.
Example:
Sacrum

Question 12

What is a flat bone?

Answer 12

Flat bones are strong, flat bones that enable muscular attatchment and protection of vital organs.

Function:
Protects Organs and acts as attatchment
Example:
Sternum