bones

Question 1

what bones protect vital organs

Answer 1

Skull-brain Ribs-Heart, lungs

Question 2

bones connect to bones with

Answer 2

ligaments

Question 3

bones connect to muscles with

Answer 3

tendons

Question 4

bones store what minerals

Answer 4

calcium and phosphorus

Question 5

how many bones are in an adult

Answer 5

206

Question 6

babies have how many

Answer 6

~300

Question 7

when bones fuse it is called

Answer 7

ossification

Question 8

long bones are what and what is a long bone

Answer 8

longer than wide - ex. femur

Question 9

short bones are what and what is a short bone

Answer 9

short bones equal in with and length- ex. carpals

Question 10

flat bones are what and what is a flat bone

Answer 10

thin but large surface area for muscle protection- ex. skull, scapula

Question 11

irregular bones are what and what is an irregular bone

Answer 11

complex shapes- ex. vertebral column

Question 12

sesamoid bones are what and what is a sesamoid bone

Answer 12

develop in tendons where there is a lot of friction- ex. knee cap

Question 13

what are the 3 major joints and what do they do

Answer 13

fibrous do not move- ex. skull - cartilaginous partial move- ex. spine - synovial freely move- ex. hip

Question 14

ribs 1-7 are

Answer 14

true ribs

Question 15

ribs 8-10 are

Answer 15

false ribs

Question 16

ribs 11 and 12 are

Answer 16

floating ribs

Question 17

cervicals are and how many

Answer 17

neck vertebrae there are 7

Question 18

thoracic are and how many

Answer 18

mid back connected to ribs there are 12

Question 19

lumbar are and how many

Answer 19

low back there are 5

Question 20

sacrum is and how many

Answer 20

they are fused and there are 5

Question 21

coccyx are and how many

Answer 21

4 they are fused

Question 22

what is the spinal cord

Answer 22

a trunk of veins that run through the whole body

Question 23

what do the vertebral disks do

Answer 23

absorb shock

Question 24

osteopenia

Answer 24

bones become soft and less dense

Question 25

osteoporosis

Answer 25

bones become less dense and increase the chance of fractures

Question 26

scoliosis

Answer 26

the back si shifted left or right