skeletal system L1

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

front / in front

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

rear / behind

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

towards the midline/axis

Question 4

Lateral

Answer 4

away from the midline / axis

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

closest to

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

furthest away

Question 7

Superior

Answer 7

above

Question 8

Inferior

Answer 8

below

Question 9

types of bones

Answer 9

long
short
flat
irregular
sesamoid

Question 10

long bones

Answer 10

shaft known as the diaphysis and two expanding ends known as the epiphysis
humerous, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, metatarslas, metacarpals, phalanges

Question 11

short bones

Answer 11

small, light, storing and cube shaped bones
the carpals and tarsals of the wrist and ankles

Question 12

flat bones

Answer 12

thin, flattened and slightly curved with a large surface area. scapula, sternum and cranium
cranium has hole where bones form this is because it helps the baby be born

Question 13

irregular bones

Answer 13

They have complex shapes that fit none of the categories above. The bones in the spinal column vertebrae are a good example.

Question 14

sesamoid bones

Answer 14

usually found within a tendon. These bones provide a smooth surface for the tendon to slide over. The largest bone is the patella in the knee joint.