Skeletal System

Question 1

What are the functions of the skeletal system

Answer 1

support and protection; body movement- muscles “pull” on bones

Question 2

What is blood cell formation called

Answer 2

hematopoiesis

Question 3

where does hematopoiesis occur

Answer 3

red bone marrow

Question 4

What does the skeletal system store

Answer 4

inorganic materials (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium)

Question 5

How many bones are in the body

Answer 5

206

Question 6

What are the two divisions of the skeletal system

Answer 6

axial and appendicular

Question 7

What does the axial portion include

Answer 7

head, neck, trunk, skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, ribcage, sternum

Question 8

How many pairs of ribs are there

Answer 8

12

Question 9

What does the appendicular portion include

Answer 9

limbs and bones connecting limbs to pectoral and pelvic girdle

Question 10

What is the pectoral girdle

Answer 10

scapula, clavicle, upper limbs

Question 11

Pelvic girdle

Answer 11

coxal bones, lower limbs

Question 12

What does fibrodysplasia cause

Answer 12

soft tissue (mucles, tendons, and ligaments) to turn to bones

Question 13

What causes flare-ups in bone growth

Answer 13

minor trauma to tissue

Question 14

what are ends of the bones called

Answer 14

epiphysis

Question 15

what are shaft of the bones called

Answer 15

diaphysis

Question 16

what is the cartilage covering the bones called

Answer 16

articular cartilage

Question 17

What is the membrane covering the entire bone called

Answer 17

Periosteum

Question 18

what long bone structure contains bone marrow

Answer 18

medulla

Question 19

Proximal epiphysis

Answer 19

closest to the bodys center

Question 20

distal epiphysis

Answer 20

farthest from the bodies center

Question 21

flat bones function

Answer 21

protection

Question 22

flat bones examples

Answer 22

sternum, ribs, skull bones

Question 23

Long bones function

Answer 23

support weight and movement

Question 24

long bones example

Answer 24

femur and tibia

Question 25

Short bones funtion

Answer 25

stabilty and movement

Question 26

short bones examples

Answer 26

carpals and tarsals

Question 27

irregular bone function

Answer 27

protects organs

Question 28

irregular bone examples

Answer 28

vertebrae

Question 29

Sesamoid bone function

Answer 29

reinforce tendons

Question 30

Sesamoid bone example

Answer 30

patella

Question 31

What is inside the long bone

Answer 31

• medullary cavity
• edosteum
• red and yellow bone marrow

Question 32

what is the medullary cavity

Answer 32

chamber fulled with bone marrow

Question 33

what is the endosteum

Answer 33

lining of the medullary cavity

Question 34

What is red bone marrow

Answer 34

produces blood cells

Question 35

what is yellow bones marrow

Answer 35

fat storage

Question 36

Two types of bones tissue

Answer 36

compact and spongy

Question 37

Compact bone tissue

Answer 37

wall of the diaphysis

Question 38

spongy cancellous bone

Answer 38

epiphysis