Cells/Tissues/Skeletal System

Question 1

What is the smallest unit of life called

Answer 1

cell

Question 2

Name the four types of tissue

Answer 2

Connective Tissue
muscles tissues
epithelial tissue
nervous tissue

Question 3

how many bones in the body

Answer 3

206

Question 4

how many bones in the feet

Answer 4

26

Question 5

name the four types of bones in the body

Answer 5

long bones
short bones
flat bones
irregular bones

Question 6

List the 5 main functions of the skeleton

Answer 6

Support
movement
protection of vital organs, the brain and the spinal cord
production of blood cells
storage of minerals

Question 7

name 3 kinds of joints and an example of each

Answer 7

all bone movement occurs at the joints -
Fibrous Joints - skull
(fixed)

• Bones held together by fibrous connective tissue incl. many collagen fibres. No synovial cavity/fluid.

Cartilaginous Joints - vertabrae
(slightly moveable)

• Bones held together by cartilage. No synovial cavity/fluid.

Synovial Joints - hip
(incl. freely moveable)

• Joint includes a synovial cavity containing fluid secreted by the synovial membrane. Bones forming the joint surrounded by an articular capsule.

Question 8

bone forming cells that convert cartilage to bone are called

Answer 8

osteblasts

Question 9

the spinal column consists of irregular bones called:

Answer 9

vertebrae
The spine is the place in the human body where the most irregular bones can be found. There are, in all, 33 irregular bones found here.

Question 10

The Skeleton is divided into 2 divisions:

Answer 10

Axial Skeleton and the Appendicular Skeleton

Question 11

The second part of the vertebral column - made up of 12 vertabrae

Answer 11

Thoracic Region

Question 12

The region of the spine that contains the largest, strongest vertabrae

Answer 12

Lumbar Spine - 5 vertabrae

Question 13

The first 7 vertabrae make up this region

Answer 13

Cervical Region

Question 14

This is commonly called the tailbone

Answer 14

Coccyx

Question 15

Five bones fuse together to form this single bone

Answer 15

Sacrum - fusion of 5 sacial vertabrae

Question 16

The hardest type of connective tissue is

Answer 16

bone

Question 17

The anatomical name for the shin bone is

Answer 17

tibia

Question 18

an example of a hinge joint is found at the:

Answer 18

knee

Question 19

synovial joints are

Answer 19

freely moveable

Question 20

the centre of the shaft of a long bone is called the:

Answer 20

diaphysis

Question 21

The connective tissue that covers the outside of the bone is

Answer 21

periosteum

Question 22

moving a body part away from the body’s midline and back to the midline characterizes two movements knows as

Answer 22

adduction and abduction

Question 23

when a joint move and reduces the angle between 2 bones at the joint, the movement is called

Answer 23

flexion