The Skeletal System

Question 1

skeletal system is divided into 2 divisions, which are:

Answer 1

Axial and appendicular

Question 2

includes all endoskeletal structures located at the center or axis of the body

Answer 2

axial division

Question 3

axial division is composed of:

Answer 3

skull, visceral skeleton, vertebral column and sternum

Question 4

includes all endoskeletal located laterally or in the regions of the appendages or attached to the main axis

Answer 4

appendicular region

Question 5

appendicular regions is composed of:

Answer 5

pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle, forelimb, hindlimb

Question 6

has a long longitudinal axis and expanded end

Answer 6

long bone

Question 7

long bone examples are:

Answer 7

humerus, femur, and tibia

Question 8

cube like with lenghts and width roughly equal

Answer 8

short bone

Question 9

the spongy part is enclosed in a thin layer of compact bone

Answer 9

short bonee

Question 10

examples of short bone are:

Answer 10

carpals, tarsals

Question 11

platelike with broad surfaces of compact bone enclosing a layer of spongy bone

Answer 11

flat bone

Question 12

serves as protection for organs as well as attachment of muscles

Answer 12

flat bone

Question 13

examples of flat bone are:

Answer 13

skull, ribs, and scapula

Question 14

type of bone with various shapes

Answer 14

irregular bonee

Question 15

examples of irregular bones are:

Answer 15

vertebrae and sacrum

Question 16

short bones embedded in tendons

Answer 16

sesamoid bone

Question 17

examples of sesamoid bones is:

Answer 17

patella