Bones - Introduction

Question 1

What are the Functions of the Skeletal System?

Answer 1

• Locomotion, movement
• Protective Role
• Storage
• Generate Blood Cells

Question 2

What are the 5 Types of Bones?

Answer 2

• Long Bone
• Short Bone
• Flat Bone
• Irregular Bone
• Sesamoid

Question 3

What are the Long Bones in the body and how many are there? (as many as you can name)

Answer 3

• Total of 90
• Humorous (2)
• Femur (2)
• Metacarpals (10)
• Metatarsals (10)
• Phalanges (56)
• Ulna (2)
• Radius (2)
• Tibia (2)
• Fibula (2)
• Clavicle (2)

Question 4

What are the Short Bones and how many are there? (as many as you can name)

Answer 4

• 30 Total
• Carpals (16) (Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate)(x2)
• Tarsals (14) (Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular, Cuboid, Cuneiforms (medial, intermediate, lateral))(x2)

Question 5

What Bones are in the Axial Skeleton?

Answer 5

• Skull
• Ossicles of the Middle Ear
• Hyoid Bone
• Vertebral Column
• Sternum
• Ribs

Question 6

What Bones are in the Appendicular Skeleton?

Answer 6

• Upper Limb
• Lower Limb
• Scapula
• Clavicle
• Hib Bone