Soc 12 - The Skeletal System Flashcards
What is the name of the bone in your upper arm?
Humerus
What is the name of the bone in your lower arm, on the outside?
Radius
What is the name of the bone on your lower arm on the inside?
Ulna
What is the name of the bone in your head?
Cranium
What is the name of the bone found in the centre of your chest?
Sternum
What is the name of the bone(s) surrounding your entire torso?
Ribs
What is the name of the bone found where your hips are?
Pelvis
What is the name of the bone on your knee?
Patella
What is the name of the bones of the tips of the fingers?
Phalanges
What is the name of the bones in the middle of your fingers?
Metacarpals
What is the name of the bones at the base of your hand?
Carpals
What is the name of the bones by the shin?
Tibia
What is the name of the smaller bone by the shin?
Fibula
What is the name of the collarbone?
Clavicle
What is the name of the bone by the lats?
Scapula
What is the name of the bone in the spine?
Vertebrae
What is the name of the bone in the thigh?
Femur
What is the name of the bone connecting your foot?
Tarsals
What is the name of the bone in the mid section of the feet?
Metatarsals
What is the name of the bones at the tips of the feet
Phalanges
What are long bones?
Long bones are bones that are longer than they are wide
What are short bones?
Short bones are generally the same size in length, width, and thickness. Small, stone-looking bones.
What do irregular bones look like?/definition
Irregular bones have odd shapes and vary in function.
What are flat bones?
Flat bones usually protect organs or offer a good surface for muscles to attach to.
Examples of long bones?
Ulna, Radius, Femur, Tibia, Fibula, and Humerus
Examples of short bones?
Carpals and tarsals
Examples of irregular bones?
Vertebrae, pelvis etc.
Examples of flat bones?
Ribs, Scapula, Cranium, and Clavicle
