Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Short bones
A
Tarsals and carpals
Ankles and wrists
2
Q
Long bones
A
Legs clavicle arms hand feet fingers and toes
3
Q
Bones store
A
Calcium salts and phosphorous
4
Q
2 types of bone tissue
A
Compact and cancellous
5
Q
Haversian canals are
A
Canals containing blood vessels nerves and lymph capillaries that run within compact bone tissue
6
Q
What’s cancellous bone like
A
Spongy contains bone marrow found at the end of long bones
7
Q
Number of cranium bones
A
8
8
Q
Number of face bones
A
14
9
Q
Vertebral bones
A
33 some fused so 26
10
Q
Sternum
A
3
11
Q
Rib bones
A
12 pairs
12
Q
Number and organisation of spine
A
C7 T12 L5 S5 Coccyx 4
13
Q
Sternum consists of
A
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid peocess
14
Q
What does appendicular skeleton do
A
Attach limbs to body
Shoulder girdle upper limbs and pelvic hurdle and lower limbs
15
Q
Shoulder girdle consists of
A
Scapula and clavicle
