Major Bones

Question 1

what is the skull called

Answer 1

cranium

Question 2

what is the collar bone called

Answer 2

clavicle

Question 3

what is the shoulder girdle

Answer 3

scapula

Question 4

where’s the sternum

Answer 4

middle of the chest

Question 5

what is the upper arm called

Answer 5

humerus

Question 6

what’s the spine referred to as

Answer 6

vertebral column

Question 7

where’s the radius and ulna

Answer 7

lower arm

Question 8

what’s the kneecap called

Answer 8

patella

Question 9

what’s the shin bone called

Answer 9

tibia

Question 10

what’s the calf bone called

Answer 10

fibula

Question 11

what is the axial skeleton

Answer 11

the cranium, vertebral column, ribs and sternum

Question 12

how many bones are in the axial skeleton

Answer 12

80 fused bones (giving limited motion)

Question 13

what is the appendicular skeleton

Answer 13

shoulder, arms, pelvis and legs

Question 14

how many bones are in the appendicular skeleton

Answer 14

126 unfused bones allowing movement to occur

Question 15

what are the sections in the vertebral column

Answer 15

cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

Question 16

how many bones are in each section of the vertebral column

Answer 16

cervical 7
thoracic 12
lumbar 5
sacral 5
coccygeal 4

Question 17

what are the three postural deviations

Answer 17

scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis

Question 18

what is kyphosis

Answer 18

hunchback (curvature in thoracic region)

Question 19

what is lordosis

Answer 19

curve in lumbar region of spine

Question 20

what is scoliosis

Answer 20

abnormal lateral curvature in spine