Skeletal System Extras

Question 1

Head bone

Answer 1

cranium

Question 2

Collar bone

Answer 2

clavicle

Question 3

shoulder bone

Answer 3

scapula

Question 4

upper arm bone

Answer 4

humerus

Question 5

chest bone

Answer 5

sternum

Question 6

torso bone

Answer 6

ribs

Question 7

two lower arm
bones

Answer 7

radius and ulna

Question 8

three hand bones

Answer 8

carpals, metacarpals and phalanges

Question 9

lower torso bone

Answer 9

pelvis

Question 10

upper leg bone

Answer 10

femur

Question 11

knee bone

Answer 11

patella

Question 12

two lower leg bones

Answer 12

tibia and fibula

Question 13

ankle bone

Answer 13

talus

Question 14

heel bone

Answer 14

calcaneous

Question 15

three foot bones

Answer 15

tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges

Question 16

what is a joint

Answer 16

an area of the body where two or more bones meet

Question 17

what is a ligament

Answer 17

a tough band of connective tissue that attaches bone to bone

Question 18

what is a tendon

Answer 18

connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

Question 19

what is cartilage

Answer 19

smooth tissue which covers the surface of bones to absorb shock

Question 20

three types of joint

Answer 20

hinge, ball and socket, condyloid

Question 21

hinge joint

Answer 21

movement limited to one plane, limited sideways movement

Question 22

ball and socket joint

Answer 22

a ball shaped head articulates with a socket to give a large range of motion in all three planes

Question 23

condyloid joint

Answer 23

similar to ball and socket, with flatter bone surfaces to allow motion in two planes

Question 24

flexion

Answer 24

movements which decrease the angle at the joint

Question 25

extension

Answer 25

movements which increase the angle at the joint

Question 26

abduction

Answer 26

movement away from the midline of the body

Question 27

adduction

Answer 27

movement towards the midline of the body

Question 28

rotation

Answer 28

movement where articulating bones move in a 360° motion

Question 29

plantar flexion

Answer 29

movement at the ankle where the toes move down

Question 30

dorsi flexion

Answer 30

movement at the ankle where the toes move up

Question 31

frontal plane

Answer 31

this planes lies vertically and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 32

sagittal plane

Answer 32

this plane lies vertically dividing the body into left and right

Question 33

transverse plane

Answer 33

this plane lies horizontally and divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 34

ankle joint

Answer 34

joint type: hinge
articulating bones: tibia, fibula, talus
plane: sagittal

Question 35

knee joint

Answer 35

joint type: hinge
articulating bones: femur, patella, tibia, fibula
plane: sagittal

Question 36

hip joint

Answer 36

joint type: ball and socket
articulating bones: pelvis and femur
plane: all three

Question 37

shoulder joint

Answer 37

joint type: ball and socket
articulating bones: scapula and humerus
plane: all three

Question 38

elbow joint

Answer 38

joint type: hinge
articulating bones: humerus, radius, ulna
plane: sagittal

Question 39

wrist joint

Answer 39

joint type: condyloid
articulating bones: radius, ulna, carpals
plane: sagittal