skeletal system!

Question 1

what does the skeletal system do?

Answer 1

it consists of your bones, & it gives you strength/structure so you do not flop around.

Question 2

how many bones are in adults & how many are in babies?

Answer 2

206 bones are in adults.

270 are in babies.

Question 3

what are bones made up of ?

Answer 3

70% of bones are made up of calcium.

Question 4

what does the cranium do?

Answer 4

protects the brain

Question 5

mandible?

Answer 5

jaw chews food & keeps the teeth in place.

Question 6

sternum?

Answer 6

flat bone that connects your ribs

Question 7

ribs?

Answer 7

12 pairs of curved arches, protects heart and lungs

Question 8

forearm is composed of what?

Answer 8

ulna and radius.

Question 9

what connects muscles together

Answer 9

ligaments and tendons.

Question 10

bones in wrist?

Answer 10

carparls, metacarpals, and phalanges.

Question 11

foot?

Answer 11

talus and calcaneous.

Question 12

what does your vertebral column do?

Answer 12

spine supports you to stand up straight,

Question 13

vertebrae consists of what?

Answer 13

cervical (7)
thoracic (12)
lumbar

Question 14

femur?

Answer 14

supports upper body weight

Question 15

the skeleton is divided into two main zones, what are they?

Answer 15

axial. and appendicular.

Question 16

what are ossicles?

Answer 16

bones found inside your ear.
maleus
incus 
and stapes.
cochlea

Question 17

how many parts is the pelvis divided into?

Answer 17

3
ilium
ischium
pubis

Question 18

feet?

Answer 18

tarsals
metatarsals
phalanges

Question 19

how many parts is the sternum divided into and what are they?

Answer 19

top: manubrium
center: body
tip: xiphoid process.