Questions Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 2 parts the skeleton is divided into
A
Axial
Appendicular
2
Q
What does the axial skeleton comprise of
A
The skull, ribs, sternum, spine
3
Q
What does the axial skeleton comprise of
A
Upper and lower limbs, plus the bones forming ‘girdles’ which connect the limbs to the axial skeleton
4
Q
Name the girdles which connect the limbs to the axial skeleton
A
Pelvic, pectoral
5
Q
Name the functions of the skeleton
A
Movement Storage Protection Shape Production
6
Q
What does bone marrow do
A
Constantly produces red and white blood cells
7
Q
Name the sections of the spine in the order of the movements
A
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Coccyx
8
Q
What is lordois
A
An exaggerated inward curvature of the lumbar spine than gives the lower back a hollowed appearance
