Test- Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
- What is the bone between the humerus and the phalanges
A
The ischium
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2
Q
- What is towards the top of the foot
A
Tarsal bone
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3
Q
- What vertebrae have ribs attached
A
Thoracic vertebrae
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4
Q
- How many vertebrae is the sacrum made up of
A
5
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5
Q
- What is at the top of the spine
A
C1, Cervical vertebrae, atlas
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6
Q
- What is towards the top of the spine
A
The atlas
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7
Q
- There are little black dots in the center of the osteons what are those little black dots
A
It is a Haversian canal
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8
Q
- Where is compact bone located
A
It’s on the outside of spongy bone
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9
Q
- What is towards the heel of the foot
A
Tarsal, calcaneus, bone of the gliding joint
10
Q
- What is the last bone of the pinky toe
A
Distal phalange
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11
Q
- Strong connective tissues that holds movable joints together is a
A
Ligament
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12
Q
- What might happen if your spine was perfectly straight
A
Walking would be extremely uncomfortable
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13
Q
- The spine is made up of little ring shaped bones. Which of the following is the correct order from top to bottom for the number of bones in the different sections of the vertebral column
A
7 12 5 1 1
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14
Q
- As an adult your skeleton is made up of - bones than when you were born
A
A small number of
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15
Q
- What is not a function of the skeletal system
A
Circulate blood
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16
Q
- What is a reason why you make new bone cells
A
To heal broken bones
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17
Q
- The vertbae that allows the head to turn or pivot is
A
Axis
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18
Q
- What bones make up the palm of your hand
A
Metacarpals
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19
Q
- What are the ribs attached T11-T12 called
A
Floating
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20
Q
- What bone or bones help to make up the orbit
A
Zygomatic, Sphenoid, and frontal
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21
Q
- What is the bone made up of 4 fused vertebrae
A
Coccyx
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22
Q
- What are the tarsals
A
Ankle bones
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23
Q
- What is the joint that provides the greatest movement
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Ball and socket. Example: humerus clavicle
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24
Q
- Explain why some people say we have 33 vertebrae and some say we have 26 vertebrae. How can both be right
A
Bones fuse over time, babies have more, cartalige turns into bone, you have 7 cervical vertebrae, you have 12 thoracic vertebrae, and you have and you have 5 sacrum.
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