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Question 1

What are the 5 functions of a skeleton?

Answer 1

Blood cell production, movement, protection, mineral storage, structure and support

Question 2

What are the 4 types of bones

Answer 2

Long, short, flat, irregular

Question 3

Long bones purpose and example

Answer 3

Act as levers, humerus, femur

Question 4

Short bones purpose and example

Answer 4

Strength, carpals and tarsals

Question 5

Flat bones purpose and example

Answer 5

Protection, cranium sternum and scapula

Question 6

Irregular bones purpose and example

Answer 6

Purpose depends on where, patella and vertebrae

Question 7

3 types of cartilage

Answer 7

Articular, yellow elastic and white fibro

Question 8

Where is articular cartilage?

Answer 8

Where bones meet

Question 9

What is yellow elastic cartilage for?

Answer 9

Support like ears and nose

Question 10

What is made of white fibro cartilage?

Answer 10

Vertebral disks

Question 11

What are the 2 bony features?

Answer 11

Protrusions and depressions

Question 12

What are protrusions and depressions for?

Answer 12

They are bumps and dents in the bone to increase surface area for attachment

Question 13

What are ligaments for

Answer 13

Attaching bone to bone

Question 14

what do tendons do?

Answer 14

Attach muscle to bone

Question 15

What are the 3 type of joints

Answer 15

Synovial, semi moveable (vertebrae) and fixed (cranium)

Question 16

What is the main part of the skeleton called?

Answer 16

The axial skeleton

Question 17

What is the parts of the skeleton called that is attached to the main part?

Answer 17

The appendicular skeleton