Function Of Skeletal System / Bone Shapes

Question 1

Functions of the skeletal system (5)

Answer 1

1. Protection of internal organs
2. Support for the body and it’s vital cavities
3. Mineral storage
4. Production of red and white blood cells
5. Movement

Question 2

Long bones

Answer 2

Are longer than wide and have a shaft with expanded ends eg. Femur

Question 3

Short bones

Answer 3

Short, small and thick cubed shaped, no shaft eg. Only found in feet and hands

Question 4

Flat bones

Answer 4

Thin flattened bones form boundaries around cavities to protect organs eg. Skull, sternum, ribs

Question 5

Irregular bones

Answer 5

Irregular shape eg. Vertebrae, facial bones

Question 6

Sesamoid bones

Answer 6

Small and round, develop within tendons eg. Patella

Question 7

Function of sesamoid bones (2)

Answer 7

Protect the tendon they’re embedded in

Change the angle of tendon insertion to increase force of muscle