chapter 2 (skeletal system)

Question 1

Skeletal System Functions

Answer 1

Support - for soft tissues of the body
Movement - bones serve as levers and joints as fulcrum
Protection - vital organs
Mineral Storage - calcium and phosphorous
Production of blood cells (hematopoiesis

Question 2

types of skeleton systems

Answer 2

axial, appendicular

Question 3

axial

Answer 3

bones of head, thorax, and trunk

Question 4

appendicular

Answer 4

bones of upper/ lower extremity

Question 5

upper extremity paired bones

Answer 5

scapula, clavicle, humerus, ulna, radius

Question 6

lower extremity paired bones

Answer 6

hip, femur, tibia, fibula, patella

Question 7

Compact or Cortical Bone

Answer 7

hard, dense, covers bone

Question 8

Cancellous or Trabecullar Bone

Answer 8

spongy inside, less solid material, porous

Question 9

Epiphysis

Answer 9

Area at each end of the diaphysis

Question 10

Diaphysis

Answer 10

Main shaft of bone

Question 11

medullary canal

Answer 11

passage for nutrient

Question 12

Endosteum

Answer 12

area for bone resorption

Question 13

Metaphysis

Answer 13

provides support

Question 14

periosteum

Answer 14

thin membrane covering most of the bone, repair bone

Question 15

types of bones

Answer 15

long bone, short bone, flat bone, irregular, sesamoid bone

Question 16

long bones

Answer 16

tube shape with shaft, round ends

Question 17

short bones ex.

Answer 17

equal dimensions, cubical (carpals) shape

Question 18

flat bones ex.

Answer 18

broad surface (scapula, ilium)

Question 19

irregular bones ex.

Answer 19

mixed shapes shapes (sacrum, vertebra)

Question 20

sesamoid bones

Answer 20

resembling sesamoid seeds, found where tendons meet muscles

Question 21

bone marking

Answer 21

depressions and opening