Skeletal System - Bones General

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

Middle/axis
Vertebral column, ribs, sternum, hyoid bone

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

Bones of limbs, and pectoral and pelvic girdles

Question 3

Types of bone?

Answer 3

Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid

Question 4

Typical function of long bones? And eg

Answer 4

Function as levers
Eg femur and humerus

Question 5

Typical function of short bones
and Eg

Answer 5

Provide stability and support
(Eg carpal, tarsals)

Question 6

Typical function of flat bones
And eg

Answer 6

Protect organs and provide muscle attachment
(Eg ribs, sternum, scapula)

Question 7

Irregular bones and examples

Answer 7

Various functions
Eg - vertebra and pelvic bones

Question 8

typical function of sesamoid bones and eg

Answer 8

Improve mechanical advantage and protect tendons
(Eg patella)

Question 9

Protuberance of bone

Answer 9

Rounded projection/bulge on bone

Question 10

Facet of bone

Answer 10

Smooth/flat surface on bone
Typically forms a joint with another bone

Question 11

Fossa of bone

Answer 11

Shallow depression/hollow area on bone

Question 12

Fissure of bone

Answer 12

Narrow/elongated opening/crack in bone Typically forms

Question 13

Foreman of bone

Answer 13

Hole in bone that allows nerves/blood vessels to pass through

Question 14

Head of bone

Answer 14

Rounded, proximal end of bone that joins to another bone to form a joint

Question 15

Condyle of bone

Answer 15

A rounded, knuckle like projection at end of bone which forms part of joint

Question 16

Tuberoscity of bone

Answer 16

Large, roughened area of bone
Where muscles and ligaments attach

Question 17

Tubercle of bone

Answer 17

Small rounded projection/ bump on bone
Usually for muscle attachment