Brittain_Web Skeletal System Flashcards
- What is he vertebrae that juts out of the side of the spine?
Transverse Process
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- Where is the ischium located?
Towards the bottom of the hips
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- Where is the cortical bone located?
In the middle or inner most part of the bone
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- The spaces in bones are filled with a soft connective tissue called
Marrow
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- The fifth phalange is also called a _____ bone.
Distal Phalange Bone
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- Below the tibia and fibia is a ___, ___, _________.
Tarsal, Talus, bone of a gliding joint
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25. Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system A. Work with muscle to move the body B. Store minerals C. Protect organs D. Blood Production E. circulate blood F. All of these are functions
E. Circulate Blood
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- What do ligaments do?
Attach bones bones to other bones
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- What is below the atlas?
Axis
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53. What is the place where two or mores bones meet? A. Muscle B. Organ C. Ligament D. Tendon E. None of these
E. none of these
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- True or False? The ribs that attach to your sternum are floating ribs
False, true rib
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- True or False? One function of your ligaments is to help protect your organs.
False, skeleton
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- Cartilage is a type of connective tissue that is less flexible than bone.
False, more flexible
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- Between the frontal and parietal bone there is a ____.
Joint
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- What kind of motion does your patella have? What bones make up this joint?
Backward to forward, patella, femur, tibia and fibia
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