Skeletal System Flashcards
What protects the brain?
Cranium
What is the correct name for the shoulder blade?
Scapular
What is the correct name for your collar bone?
Clavicle
What protects the lungs?
Ribs
What protects the heart and is connected to the ribs?
Sternum
What is the bone in the upper arm of your body called?
Humours
What is the bone on the lower arm when palms are facing forward and thumbs are facing away from the body. On the inside called?
Ulna
What is the bone on the lower arm when palms are facing forward and thumbs are facing away from the body. On the outside called?
Radius
What are the bones connected to your wrist called?
Carpals
What are the bones in the centre of your hand called?
Metacarpals
What are the bones in your fingers called?
Phalanges
What is the hip bone called?
Pelvis
What is the back bone called?
Vertebrae
What is the biggest bone in the body?
Femur
What is the bone in the upper leg called?
Femur
What is the bigger bone in the lower leg called?
Tibia
What is the smaller bone in the lower leg called?
Fibula
What are the bones that connect to your ankle called?
Tarsals
What are the bones in the centre of your foot called?
Metatarsal
What are the bones in your toes called?
Phalanges
What are the 6 functions of the skeleton? (Spppsm)
Support
Posture
Produces red blood cells
Protection
Stores minerals
Movement
