Skeletal System

Question 1

What Latin and Greek root word means “bone”?

Answer 1

osteo

Question 2

Bone Cell

Answer 2

osteocyte

Question 3

Grouping of bone tissue

Answer 3

osteon

Question 4

Number of bones in the human body

Answer 4

206

Question 5

Produces red blood cells

Answer 5

bone marrow

Question 6

Minerals stored in bones.

Answer 6

calcium and phosphorus

Question 7

Another word for skull and houses the brain

Answer 7

Cranium

Question 8

Also called your collarbone

Answer 8

clavicle

Question 9

also known as the shoulder blade

Answer 9

scapula

Question 10

long bone in the upper arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow

Answer 10

humerus

Question 11

one of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the thumb side

Answer 11

radius

Question 12

one of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the pinky side

Answer 12

ulna

Question 13

wrist bones

Answer 13

carpals

Question 14

hand bones

Answer 14

metacarpals

Question 15

fingers/ toes

Answer 15

phalanges

Question 16

breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest

Answer 16

sternum

Question 17

protects vital organs and attaches to the sternum and spine

Answer 17

ribs

Question 18

several irregular bones divided up into three sections (axial, thoracic and lumbar)

Answer 18

spine

Question 19

a ring of bones that connects the lower limbs to the vertebral column

Answer 19

pelvic girdle

Question 20

longest bone in the human body in the upper thigh

Answer 20

femur

Question 21

known as the knee cap

Answer 21

patella

Question 22

inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg

Answer 22

tibia

Question 23

outer and smaller of the two bones in the lower leg

Answer 23

fibula

Question 24

ankle bones

Answer 24

tarsals

Question 25

foot bones

Answer 25

metatarsals