Skeletal system

Question 1

What are our 8 cranial bones from A to P?

Answer 1

Ethmoid, Frontal, Sphenoid, Parietal (2), Temporal (2), Occipital

Question 2

What two bones allow for our yes and no head movements ?

Answer 2

Atlas (C1) articulates with the skull to produce yes and axis (C2) has the odontoid process to allow atlas to shake no

Question 3

What are the three types of joints in the body?

Answer 3

Synovial, cartilaginous, fibrous joints

Question 4

3 types of fibrous joints and where you would find them?

Answer 4

syndesmossis - between your tibia and your fibia
suture - in your skull
gomphosis - in your gums

Question 5

What are the two types of cartilaginous joints?

Answer 5

Hyaline cartilage aka primary or synchondrosis = epiphyseal plate in growing bones
Fibrocartilage aka secondary or sympheses = public symphisis or intervertebral discs

Question 6

What produces the synovial fluid within synovial joints?

Answer 6

Inner synovial membrane

Outer membrane is the articular capsule

Question 7

6 types of synovial joints ?

Answer 7

Ball and socket
Hinge joints
Saddle joints
Plane joints
Pivot joints
condyloid joints

Question 8

Which type of synovial joint is the wrist an example of?

Answer 8

Condyloid - It can flex and extend, adduct and abduct, but movement in the coronal plane is much more restricted compared to the sagittal plane