Chapter 7

Question 1

These bones resemble plates.

Includes ribs, sternum, scapula and most skull bones

Provide protection for underlying tissue and may be thin a slightly curved

Answer 1

Flat bones

Question 2

This type of bone has different and complex shapes.

They include many facial bones and make up the vertebrae and pelvis

Answer 2

Irregular bones

Question 3

This type of bone is often small and cube shaped.

Includes carpals and tarsals

Answer 3

Short bones

Question 4

This type of bone is elongated in shape.

Finger bones , all the limb bones except patella

Answer 4

Long bone

Question 5

These are small flat and irregular bones between the flat bones of the skull

Answer 5

Saturable bones

Question 6

Small flat bones resembling sesame seeds.

Eg patella

Answer 6

Sesamoid bone

Question 7

What makes up the axial skeleton

Answer 7

The skull, vertebral column, and rib cage which function to protect and support various body parts.

Question 8

What is formed by the bones of the upper and lower limbs be the shoulder and hip bones (girdles)

Answer 8

Appendicular skeleton

Question 9

What are the functions of bone?

Answer 9

HMS HFS

Hemopoiesis
Movement
Support and protection

Hormone production
Fat storage
Storage of minerals and growth factor

Question 10

Thicker bone in the lower legs

Answer 10

Tibia

Question 11

The sternum is broken down in 3 sections?

Answer 11

Manubrium

Gladiolus

Xiphoid process