Skeletons 1st Form Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 viatal functions of the skeleton?
A
- Protection
- Movement
- Making blood
2
Q
Examples of hydrostatic skeletons
A
- Worm
- Jellyfish
- Starfish
3
Q
Examples of exoskeletons
A
- Butterfly
- Bee
- Beetle
4
Q
Examples of endoskeletons
A
- Human
- Lion
- Whale
5
Q
Arm bones
A
- Humerus
- Ulna
- Radius
6
Q
Leg bones
A
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Knee cap
7
Q
Torso and head bones
A
- Skull
- Jaw
- Collar bone
- Sholduer blade
- Breast bone
- Rib cage
- Pelvis
- Vertebrae
8
Q
What are the main differences from adult and children’s skeletons?
A
- Adults more brittle, children’s more flexible
- Adults more denes . Children’s less dense
- Adults remodel there bones slower, children’s faster