bones

Question 1

what are the 5 main functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 1

-give shape and support to the body
-protects various internal structures and organs
-serve as attachments for muscles and act as levers to produce body movement
-help produce red and white blood cells
-store most of the body’s calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sodium supply

Question 2

how many bones are in an adult skeleton?

Answer 2

206

Question 3

how many bones are in the human head?

Answer 3

22

Question 4

what is a cranium and how many bones does it have?

Answer 4

it’s an oval boney case that protects the brain and is made of 8 bones

Question 5

How many bones are in the face?

Answer 5

14

Question 6

what bone forms the back of the skull above the nape?

Answer 6

the occipital bone

Question 7

which two bones form the sides and crown of the cranium?

Answer 7

2 parietal bones

Question 8

what bone forms the forehead?

Answer 8

frontal bone

Question 9

which two bones form each sides of the head in the ear region?

Answer 9

2 temporal bones

Question 10

what light, spongey bone is between the eye sockets and form the nasal cavity?

Answer 10

ethmoid bone

Question 11

what bone forms the side of the eye socket?

Answer 11

sphenoid bone

Question 12

what two bones form the bridge of the nose?

Answer 12

two nasal bones

Question 13

what are the two smallest and most fragile bones of the face, at the inside of the eye sockets?

Answer 13

two lacrimal bones

Question 14

what bones form the prominence of the cheeks?

Answer 14

two zygomatic bones/malar bones/cheekbones

Question 15

what bones form the upper jaw?

Answer 15

two maxillae bones

Question 16

what forms the lower jaw and is the strongest and largest bone in the face?

Answer 16

mandible

Question 17

name the two bones of the neck: and where are they:

Answer 17

hyoid, u-shaped bone that supports the tongue and it’s muscles
cervical vertebrae, seven bones at the top of the vertebral column located in neck region

Question 18

how many bones are in the chest?

Answer 18

5

Question 19

what bone acts as a bony cage to protect organs, consisting of all other bones

Answer 19

thorax

Question 20

what are the 12 pairs of bones forming the wall of the thorax?

Answer 20

ribs

Question 21

what is the large flat bone of the shoulder? (shoulder blade)

Answer 21

scapula

Question 22

what is the flat bone that forms the ventral/front support of ribs?

Answer 22

sternum/breastbone

Question 23

what is the bone that joins the sternum and the scapula?

Answer 23

clavicle/collarbone

Question 24

what is the uppermost and largest bone of the arm extending from the elbow to the shoulder?

Answer 24

humerus

Question 25

what is the inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached to wrist on pinky side?

Answer 25

ulna

Question 26

what is the smaller bone in the forearm on the thumb side?

Answer 26

radius

Question 27

what is the joint composed of 8 small irregular bones held together by ligaments?

Answer 27

carpus/wrist

Question 28

what is the name of the palm and 5 long slender bones?

Answer 28

metacarpus/metacarpal bones

Question 29

what are the bones in your fingers called?

Answer 29

phalanges, digits