skeletal system

Question 1

function/roles of skeletal system

Answer 1

-support and framework
-protection: of internal organs
-movement: anchors skeletal muscle
-storage: minerals such as calcium and phosphorus
-blood cell formation

Question 2

what are the different organs in skeletal system

Answer 2

-bones
-joints
-cartilage
-ligaments

Question 3

different types of bones are

Answer 3

-long bones
-short bones
-flat bones
-irregular bones
-sesamoid

Question 4

long bone classification

Answer 4

-longer than they are wide
-mostly compact bone
-have heads at both ends and a shaft
includes all bones except the patella

Question 5

short bones classification and example

Answer 5

-cube-shaped
-contain mostly spongy bone
eg bone of the wrist and ankles

Question 6

flat bones classification

Answer 6

-Thin
-Flat
-Can be curved
-Have two thin compact bones with a layer of spongy bone between.

Question 7

Sesamoid bones

Answer 7

-develop as nod