Soc 12 - The Skeletal System

Question 1

What is the name of the bone in your upper arm?

Answer 1

Humerus

Question 2

What is the name of the bone in your lower arm, on the outside?

Answer 2

Radius

Question 3

What is the name of the bone on your lower arm on the inside?

Answer 3

Ulna

Question 4

What is the name of the bone in your head?

Answer 4

Cranium

Question 5

What is the name of the bone found in the centre of your chest?

Answer 5

Sternum

Question 6

What is the name of the bone(s) surrounding your entire torso?

Answer 6

Ribs

Question 7

What is the name of the bone found where your hips are?

Answer 7

Pelvis

Question 8

What is the name of the bone on your knee?

Answer 8

Patella

Question 9

What is the name of the bones of the tips of the fingers?

Answer 9

Phalanges

Question 10

What is the name of the bones in the middle of your fingers?

Answer 10

Metacarpals

Question 11

What is the name of the bones at the base of your hand?

Answer 11

Carpals

Question 12

What is the name of the bones by the shin?

Answer 12

Tibia

Question 13

What is the name of the smaller bone by the shin?

Answer 13

Fibula

Question 14

What is the name of the collarbone?

Answer 14

Clavicle

Question 15

What is the name of the bone by the lats?

Answer 15

Scapula

Question 16

What is the name of the bone in the spine?

Answer 16

Vertebrae

Question 17

What is the name of the bone in the thigh?

Answer 17

Femur

Question 18

What is the name of the bone connecting your foot?

Answer 18

Tarsals

Question 19

What is the name of the bone in the mid section of the feet?

Answer 19

Metatarsals

Question 20

What is the name of the bones at the tips of the feet

Answer 20

Phalanges

Question 21

What are long bones?

Answer 21

Long bones are bones that are longer than they are wide

Question 22

What are short bones?

Answer 22

Short bones are generally the same size in length, width, and thickness. Small, stone-looking bones.

Question 23

What do irregular bones look like?/definition

Answer 23

Irregular bones have odd shapes and vary in function.

Question 24

What are flat bones?

Answer 24

Flat bones usually protect organs or offer a good surface for muscles to attach to.

Question 25

Examples of long bones?

Answer 25

Ulna, Radius, Femur, Tibia, Fibula, and Humerus

Question 26

Examples of short bones?

Answer 26

Carpals and tarsals

Question 27

Examples of irregular bones?

Answer 27

Vertebrae, pelvis etc.

Question 28

Examples of flat bones?

Answer 28

Ribs, Scapula, Cranium, and Clavicle

Question 29

What do tendons attach together?

Answer 29

Muscle to bone

Question 30

What do ligaments attach together?

Answer 30

Bone to bone

Question 31

What are the five functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 31

- Protection of the vital organs - Muscle attachment - Joints for movement - Storing calcium and phosphorous - Red and white blood cell production

Question 32

What are the five sectors of the vertebrae?

Answer 32

Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5), Sacrum (5), Coccyx (4)