Bones of the Skeleton

Question 1

What encloses and protects the brain; provides attachment for muscles that allow chewing and head movements

Answer 1

Cranium💀

Question 2

Forehead bone; anterior portion of the skull above the eyes

Answer 2

Frontal bone

Question 3

Bones that form the sides and roof of the cranium

Answer 3

Parietal bones

Question 4

Bone that forms the back of the skull and the base of the cranium

Answer 4

Occipital bone

Question 5

Bones that forms parts of the sides and base of the cranium; on each side of the skull and joins with the parietal bone

Answer 5

Temporal bones

Question 6

Bone that helps form the base of the cranium, the sides of the skull, and the floors and sides of the orbits; wedged bone

Answer 6

Sphenoid bone

Question 7

Bone that consists of 2 masses on each side of the nasal cavity joined by cribriform plates; located in front of the sphenoid bone

Answer 7

Ethmoid bone

Question 8

Consists of 13 immovable bones and 1 movable lower jawbone; form the basic shape of the face; provide attachments for muscles that move the jaw; control facial expressions

Answer 8

Facial skeleton

Question 9

Upper jaw bone; forms the anterior roof of mouth (hard palate), floors of the orbits, and sides/floor of nasal cavity; contain sockets of the upper teeth

Answer 9

Maxilla

Question 10

L-shaped bone located behind the maxillae; form the posterior section of the hard palate and floor of the nasal cavity

Answer 10

Palatine bones

Question 11

Cheekbone; located below and to the sides of the eyes; help form the lateral walls and floors of the orbits; temporal process

Answer 11

Zygomatic bones

Question 12

Bone that is a thin, scalelike structure; located in the medial wall of each orbit; between the ethmoid and maxilla bones

Answer 12

Lacrimal

Question 13

Long, thin, and nearly rectangular bones; lie side by side and fused at the midline; form the bridge of the nose

Answer 13

Nasal bones

Question 14

Thin, flat bone located along the midline within the nasal cavity; joins with the ethmoid bone to form the nasal septum

Answer 14

Vomer

Question 15

Bones that are fragile, scroll- shaped and attached to the lateral walls of the nasal cavity; support mucous membranes w/in the nasal cavity

Answer 15

Inferior nasal concha

Question 16

Lower jaw bone; horseshoe shaped body with a flat portion projecting upward at each end; allow chewing; contain hollow sockets that hold lower teeth

Answer 16

Mandible

Question 17

Areas of incomplete intramembranous ossification; soft spots

Answer 17

Fontanels

Question 18

What bone extends from the skull to the pelvis and forms the vertical axis of the skeleton?

Answer 18

Vertebral column

Question 19

Many bony parts separated by masses of fibrocartilage called intervertebral discs and are connected to one another by ligaments.

Answer 19

Vertebrae

Question 20

Comprise the bony axis of the neck; two special vertebrae: atlas supports the head and axis bears toothlike dens and allows for head pivoting; 7

Answer 20

Cervical vertebrae

Question 21

Larger than the cervical vertebrae; has a long, pointed spinous process, which slopes downward, and facets on the sides of its body; articulate with the rib; 12

Answer 21

Thoracic vertebrae

Question 22

Located in the small of the back; larger and stronger bodies to support more weight than the above vertebrae; 5

Answer 22

Lumbar vertebrae

Question 23

Triangular structure, composed of five fused vertebrae that forms the base of the vertebral column

Answer 23

Sacrum

Question 24

Tailbone; lowest part of the vertebral column and is usually composed of four fused vertebrae

Answer 24

Coccyx

Question 25

Bone attached to the eardrum

Answer 25

Hammer (malleus)

Question 26

Bone in the middle of the chain of bones; body articulates with the malleus, the short limb attaches to the posterior wall of the middle, and the long limb joins the stapes

Answer 26

Anvil (incus)

Question 27

Smallest bone in the body; joins incus to the oval window of the inner ear

Answer 27

Stapes (stirrup)

Question 28

Bone located in the neck between the lower jaw and the larynx; supports the tongue

Answer 28

Hyoid

Question 29

Includes the ribs, the thoracic vertebrae, the sternum, and the costal cartilages that attach the ribs to the sternum

Answer 29

Thoracic cage

Question 30

Usual number is 24; the first seven pairs (true); the remaining five pairs (false); the last two pairs (floating)

Answer 30

Ribs

Question 31

Breastbone; located along the midline in the anterior portion of the thoracic cage; flat elongated bone; 3 parts: upper manubrium, middle body, and lower xiphoid process

Answer 31

Sternum

Question 32

Shoulder girdle; composed of four parts: two clavicles and two scapulae; supports the upper limbs

Answer 32

Pectoral girdle

Question 33

Collarbones; bones are slender, rodlike with elongated S shapes

Answer 33

Clavicles

Question 34

Shoulder blades; broad, somewhat triangular bones

Answer 34

Scapulae

Question 35

A long bone that extends from the scapula to the elbow

Answer 35

Humerus

Question 36

Bone located on the thumb side of the forearm; extends from the elbow to the wrist

Answer 36

Radius

Question 37

Bone longer than the radius and overlaps the end of the humerus posteriorly

Answer 37

Ulna

Question 38

Wrist bones

Answer 38

Carpal bones

Question 39

Bones that form the palm of the hands

Answer 39

Metacarpal bones

Question 40

Finger bones

Answer 40

Phalanges