Skeletal System and types of bones

Question 1

acts as a scaffold by providing
support and protection for the soft tissues that
make up the rest of the body

Answer 1

The skeleton

Question 2

Includes all of the bones and joints in the body

Answer 2

The skeletal system

Question 3

Parts of the skeletal system

Answer 3

1.Bones
2.Joints
3.cartilages
4.Ligaments

Question 4

Subdivision of skeleton

Answer 4

1.Axial Skeleton
2.Appendicular Skeleton

Question 5

Bones are classified on the basis of shape into four groups

Answer 5

1. Long
2. Flat
3. Short
4. Irregular

Question 6

Is a shape of a bone that is typically longer than they are wide
has shaft with enlarged ends. Contain mostly compact bone; spongy bone at
ends.
-Involves all of the bones of the limbs

Answer 6

Long bone

Question 7

Example of long bones

Answer 7

-Femur
-Humerus

Question 8

Is a shape of a bone which is thin, flattened, and usually curved.

-Two thin layers of compact bone sandwich a layer of spongy bone between them

Answer 8

Flat bone

Question 9

Examples of flat bones

Answer 9

1. Sternum
2. Ribs

Question 10

Generally cube-shaped
and Contain mostly spongy bone with an outer layer of compact bone

Are Sesamoid bones

A type of short bone that form within
tendons.

Answer 10

Short boned

Question 11

Example of short bones

Answer 11

Carpals and Tarsals

Question 12

-Irregular shape
-Do not fit into other bone classification categories

Answer 12

Irregular Bones

Question 13

Functions of bones

Answer 13

-Support the body
- Protect soft organs
-Attached skeletal muscles
-Blood cell formation (hematopoiesis)

Question 14

The adult has how many bones

Answer 14

206

Question 15

Compact bone

Answer 15

Dense, smooth, and homogeneous

Question 16

-Small needlelike pieces of bone
- Many open spaces

Answer 16

Spongy Bone

Question 17

Bones not only contain osseus tissue but other
connective tissues:

Answer 17

1. Fibrous Tissue
2. Cartilage
3. Adipose Tissue
4. Blood