Skeletal Org Sec 2 Chapter 7

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

Consists of the bony and cartilaginous parts that support and protect the organs of the head, neck, and trunk.

Question 2

Skull

Answer 2

Composed of the cranium or brain case.

Question 3

Cranium

Answer 3

Brain case.

Question 4

Hyoid bone

Answer 4

Located in the neck between the lower jaw and the larynx.

Question 5

Vertebral column

Answer 5

Consist of many vertebrae separated by cartilaginous invertebrate discs.

Question 6

Sacrum

Answer 6

Part of the pelvis.

Question 7

Coccyx

Answer 7

Small, rudimentary tailbone.

Question 8

Thoracic cage

Answer 8

Protects organs of the thoracic cavity and upper abdominal cavity.

Question 9

Ribs

Answer 9

Articulate posteriorly with thoracic vertebrae.

Question 10

Sternum

Answer 10

To which most ribs attach anteriorly.

Question 11

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 11

Consists of the bones of the upper and lower limbs.

Question 12

Pertoral girdle

Answer 12

Set of bones which connects the arm to the axial skeleton on each side.

Question 13

Scapula

Answer 13

Shoulder blade is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle.

Question 14

Clavicle

Answer 14

Collar bone.

Question 15

Upper limbs

Answer 15

Consists of humerus, radius, and ulna.

Question 16

Humerus

Answer 16

Arm bone.

Question 17

Radius

Answer 17

Two forearm bones.

Question 18

Ulna

Answer 18

The thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb.

Question 19

Carpals

Answer 19

Wrist bones.

Question 20

Metacarpals

Answer 20

Bones of the palm.

Question 21

Phalanges

Answer 21

Finger bones.

Question 22

Pelvic girdle

Answer 22

Consists of paired hipbones, connected in front at the pubic symphysis and behind by the sacrum.

Question 23

Coxae

Answer 23

Hip bones.

Question 24

Pelvis

Answer 24

Sacrum and coccyx form it.

Question 25

Lower limbs

Answer 25

Femur, tibia, and fibula.

Question 26

Femur

Answer 26

Thighbone

Question 27

Tibia

Answer 27

Two large leg bones.

Question 28

Fibula

Answer 28

Foot

Question 29

Patella

Answer 29

Covers the anterior surface.

Question 30

Tarsals

Answer 30

Ankle bones.

Question 31

Metatarsals

Answer 31

The five bones of the instep.

Question 32

Phalanges

Answer 32

Fourteen bones of the toes.

Question 33

Condyle

Answer 33

A rounded process that usually articulates with another bone.

Question 34

Crest

Answer 34

A narrow, ridgelike projection.

Question 35

Epicondyle

Answer 35

A projection situated above a conndyle.

Question 36

Facet

Answer 36

A small nearly flat surface.

Question 37

Fontanel

Answer 37

Soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones.

Question 38

Foramen

Answer 38

An opening through a bone that usually is a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments.

Question 39

Fossa

Answer 39

A relatively deep pit or depression.

Question 40

Fovea

Answer 40

A tiny pit or depression.

Question 41

Head

Answer 41

An enlargement of the end of a bone.

Question 42

Meatus

Answer 42

A tubelike passageway within a bone.

Question 43

Process

Answer 43

The prominent projection on a bone.

Question 44

Sinus

Answer 44

A cavity within a bone.

Question 45

Spine

Answer 45

A thornlike projection.

Question 46

Suture

Answer 46

An interlocking line of union between bones

Question 47

Trochanter

Answer 47

A relatively large process.

Question 48

Tubercle

Answer 48

A small, knoblike process.

Question 49

Tuberosity

Answer 49

A knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle.