skeletal system

Question 1

list 2 divisions of the skeletal system

Answer 1

axial & appendicular

Question 2

3 functions of the skeletal system

Answer 2

support of surrounding tissues, protects vital organs & soft tissues, provide levers for muscles to pull on

Question 3

cancellous bone

Answer 3

(spongy bone)

Question 4

has many open spaces filled with ..

Answer 4

bone marrow

Question 5

strong & solid

Answer 5

compact/dense bone

Question 6

formation of blood cells

Answer 6

hematopoiesis

Question 7

shaft of long bone

Answer 7

diaphysis

Question 8

ends of long bone

Answer 8

epiphyses

Question 9

small rounded bones

Answer 9

sesamoid bones

Question 10

flat & serve to protect or provide extensive muscle attachment

Answer 10

flat bones

Question 11

peculiar shape

Answer 11

irregular bones

Question 12

bone marking

Answer 12

process

Question 13

any depression

Answer 13

fossae

Question 14

parts of axial skeleton

Answer 14

skull, hyoid, ribs, sternum, vertebrae

Question 15

longitudinal growth occurs until what age in boys

Answer 15

16

Question 16

hematopoiesis takes place in what type of bone

Answer 16

red bone marrow (ribs, vertebrae, sternum, pelvis)

Question 17

blood cells are found in ..

Answer 17

bone marrow (red)

Question 18

ex. of flat bones

Answer 18

some cranial bones, ribs, scapula, some hip bones

Question 19

ex. of sesamoid bones

Answer 19

patella

Question 20

NOT a fossae

Answer 20

trochanter

Question 21

how many sections of the spine

Answer 21

5

Question 22

2 sections of spine with fused bones

Answer 22

sacrum & coccyx

Question 23

swayback

Answer 23

lordosis

Question 24

which is longer

Answer 24

ulna

Question 25

longest & heaviest bone

Answer 25

femur

Question 26

shin

Answer 26

tibia

Question 27

longest foot bone

Answer 27

calcaneus

Question 28

NOT part of the axial skeleton

Answer 28

radius

Question 29

NOT part of the appendicular skeleton

Answer 29

ribs

Question 30

any sharp, slender projection such as the spinous process of a vertebrae

Answer 30

spine (p)

Question 31

a rounded or knuckle-like prominence usually found at the point of articulation with another bone such as the lateral & medial condyle of the femur

Answer 31

condyle (p)

Question 32

a small, round process like the lesser ___ of the humerus

Answer 32

tubercle (p)

Question 33

a process shaped like a pulley as in the ___ of the humerus

Answer 33

trochlea (p)

Question 34

a very large projection like the greater & less ___ of the femur

Answer 34

trochanter (p)

Question 35

a narrow ridge of bone like the iliac ___ of the hip bone

Answer 35

crest (p)

Question 36

a less prominent ridge of bone than a crest

Answer 36

line (p)

Question 37

a terminal enlargement like the ___ of the humerus & the femur

Answer 37

head (p)

Question 38

that part of the bone that connects the head of terminal enlargement to the rest of the bone, like the ___ of the femur

Answer 38

neck (p)

Question 39

processes:

Answer 39

spine, condyle, tubercle, trochlea, trochanter, crest, line, head, neck

Question 40

a narrow junction often found between 2 bones like the ___ of the skull bones

Answer 40

suture (f)

Question 41

an opening through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass like the ___ magnum of the occipital bone of the skull it the obturator ___ of the pelvic bone

Answer 41

foramen (f)

Question 42

a long tube-like passage, the auditory ___ or ___

Answer 42

meatus (canal) (f)

Question 43

a cavity within a bone like the nasal ___ or frontal ___

Answer 43

sinus (antrum) (f)

Question 44

a furrow or groove like the inter-tubercular ___ or groove of the humerus

Answer 44

sulcus (f)

Question 45

fossae:

Answer 45

suture, foramen, meatus (canal), sinus (antrum), sulcus