D3:Location of Skeletal bones

Question 1

what is the axial skeleton?

Answer 1

-central core of the body

Question 2

what bones are a part of the axial skeleton?

Answer 2

-cranium
-vertebrae
-sternum
-ribs

Question 3

function of the axial skeleton?

Answer 3

-to provide a core to which other limbs can attach to
-protects vital organs and ensures the body survives

Question 4

what is the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 4

outer skeleton which consists of parts hanging off the axial skeleton-peripheral bones

Question 5

what bones make up the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 5

-shoulder girdles-scapula,clavicle,pelvic girdle and upper and lower limbs

Question 6

what is the function of the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 6

provide movement and stability

Question 7

5 types of bones?

Answer 7

-long
-short
-flat
-irregular
-sesamoid

Question 8

structure of long bones?

Answer 8

-has a shaft and is longer than it is wide

Question 9

function of long bones?

Answer 9

lever and movement

Question 10

examples of long bones?

Answer 10

-radius
-ulna
-humerus
-femur
-tibia

Question 11

structure of flat bones?

Answer 11

2 layers of compact bone with a middle of cancellous bone

Question 12

function of flat bones?

Answer 12

to protect

Question 13

examples of flat bones?

Answer 13

-ilium
-cranium
-sternum
-ribs

Question 14

structure of short bones?

Answer 14

shaped roughly as a cube and mostly cancellous(spongey) bone

Question 15

function of short bones?

Answer 15

balance and weight bearing

Question 16

examples of short bones?

Answer 16

-carpels
-tarsels

Question 17

structure of sesamoid bones?

Answer 17

small bone that is found between muscle of tendon near joint surfaces

Question 18

function if sesamoid bones?

Answer 18

reduces friction and protects muscle tendon

Question 19

examples of sesamoid bones?

Answer 19

-patella

Question 20

structure of irregular bones?

Answer 20

-non uniform shape and structure

Question 21

function of irregular bones?

Answer 21

provides protection of nerves and support for pharynx and trachea

Question 22

examples of irregular bone?

Answer 22

vertebrae column

Question 23

what are tendons connecting?

Answer 23

muscle to bone

Question 24

what are ligaments connecting?

Answer 24

bone to bone

Question 25

how many vertebrae are in the cervical?

Answer 25

7

Question 26

how many vertebrae are in the thoracic?

Answer 26

12

Question 27

how many vertebrae are in the lumbar?

Answer 27

5

Question 28

how many vertebrae are in the sacrum?

Answer 28

5 (fused)

Question 29

how many vertebrae are in the coccyx?

Answer 29

4 (fused)