Soc 12 Skeletal System Flashcards
What is the skull called
Cranium
What holds the rib cage and skull together
Vertebrea
5 functions of skeletal system
-protection of vital organs
-muscle attachment
-joints for movement
-strong calcium and phosphourous (osteroporosis)
-red and white blood cell production
What does the skeletal system include
Bones and joints
3 bones in your foot
Tarsals
Metarsals
Phalanges
Where is the clavicle?
On your shoulder
Where is the sternum?
 in your ribs
Where is the pelvis?
In your hips
Where is the ulna 🤫
In your lower arm
Where is your radius?
In front of the ulna in the front of the arm (lower)
Where is the humerus
Top of your arm
Where is your ribs?
Upper body
Where is your femur
Top of your leg
Where is your patella?
By the knee
What is the order from top to bottom of the bones mainly in your feet?
1-tarsels
2-metatarles
3-phalanges
Where is your cerimium
Back of your head
Where is your vertebrae?
Behind your neck
Where is your scapula?
Shoulder blade
Where are your carpals?
Top of hand
Where are your metacarpals?
Middle of your hand
Where are your phalanges on your hand?
Fingers
Where is your tibia?
The main big bone at the bottom of your leg
Where is your Fibia?
The small bone behind the tibia in the bottom of your leg
What is the bones located in the upper shoulder called
Clavicle
What is the bone in the upper arm called
Humerus
What bone is located in the middle of the chest called
Sternum
What protects our vital organs
Ribs
Classification of Short bones
Weight bearing
Classification of Flat bones
Protect viral organs /muscle attachment
Long bones
Generate movment (leavers)/ streangth
What do irregular bones do
Protect organs and attachments for muscles
What are flat bones
Flat bones usually protect organs or offer a good surface for muscles to attach to. For example, the ribs protect the heart and lungs. Other flat bones are; scapula, cranium and clavicle.
In sport
Flat bones protect your organs in contact sports and provide attachment for muscles to help movement.
