The skeletal system

Question 1

the main function of the skeletal system is to

Answer 1

provide the body with support, protection for underlying organs, and to serve as levers for body motions and movements

Question 2

how many thorax vertebrae

Answer 2

12

Question 3

how many lumbar vertebrae

Answer 3

5

Question 4

how many sections are in the vertebral column

Answer 4

5

Question 5

what is the nasal bone most commonly referred to as

Answer 5

nose

Question 6

how many coccyx vertebrae

Answer 6

4

Question 7

sacrum is made up of

Answer 7

5 vertebrae

Question 8

how many cervical vertebrae

Answer 8

7

Question 9

cheek bone

Answer 9

maxillary

Question 10

chin

Answer 10

mandibular

Question 11

nose

Answer 11

nasal

Question 12

frontal

Answer 12

forehead

Question 13

parietal

Answer 13

where the bones fuse(top of head)

Question 14

temporal

Answer 14

near ear(easy to shatter)

Question 15

occipital

Answer 15

where the spinal cord passes(back of the skull)

Question 16

how many vertebrae make up the spine

Answer 16

33

Question 17

spinous process

Answer 17

what we feel

Question 18

spinal canal

Answer 18

contains spinal cord

Question 19

atlas

Answer 19

on which the skull rests

Question 20

axis

Answer 20

structure where most head motion occurs

Question 21

thorax

Answer 21

provides a rigid cage to protect the lungs and vital organs

Question 22

sterumn

Answer 22

breast bone

Question 23

12 pairs of ribs

Answer 23

posteriorly(back)

Question 24

10 pairs of ribs

Answer 24

anteriorly(front)

Question 25

2 floating ribs attached

Answer 25

anteriorly

Question 26

scapula

Answer 26

shoulder

Question 27

clavicle

Answer 27

collar bone
connected to the sternum(medially)
connected to the scapula(laterally)

Question 28

acromiom

Answer 28

highest point of the shoulder

Question 29

glenoid cavity

Answer 29

depression in the scapula that provides a joint for the humerous

Question 30

humerous

Answer 30

bone of the upper arm

Question 31

radius

Answer 31

long bone(thumb side) -lateral in anatomic position

Question 32

ulna

Answer 32

long bone of the forearm- medial in anatomis position

Question 33

carpals(wrist)

Answer 33

8 small bones

Question 34

metacarpals (connect the wrist and fingers)

Answer 34

5 small bones

Question 35

phalanges

Answer 35

fingers

Question 36

phalanx

Answer 36

single bone of the finger

Question 37

thumb

Answer 37

2

Question 38

fingers

Answer 38

3

Question 39

acetabulum(hip socket)

Answer 39

made up of 3 bones

Question 40

ilium

Answer 40

bigger part

Question 41

ischium

Answer 41

towards bottom of big bone

Question 42

pubis

Answer 42

bottom of big bone

Question 43

ischial tuberosity

Answer 43

what you sit on (butt)

Question 44

femur

Answer 44

thigh bone

Question 45

hip joint

Answer 45

(femur, acetabulum)

Question 46

femorial head

Answer 46

proximal end

Question 47

greater and lesser trochanter, femoral neck

Answer 47

what often fractures in elderly people when they fall

Question 48

patella

Answer 48

knee cap

Question 49

knee is made up of

Answer 49

femur, tibia(shin), patella

Question 50

tibia

Answer 50

shin bone

Question 51

fibia

Answer 51

long slender bone located on the lateral aspect of the leg. Makes contact with the tibia at the proximal and distal end.

Question 52

tarsus(ankle)

Answer 52

7 tarsal bones

Question 53

calcaneus(heel bone)

Answer 53

the largest tarsal bone

Question 54

talus

Answer 54

2nd largest tarsal bone

Question 55

metatarsals

Answer 55

groups of 5 bones that connect the tarsal bones to the toes

Question 56

phalanges

Answer 56

toes

Question 57

great toe

Answer 57

2 phalanx

Question 58

other toes

Answer 58

3 phalanx

Question 59

5th lumbar is

Answer 59

L5

Question 60

12th theorastic is

Answer 60

T12

Question 61

7th cervical vertebrae

Answer 61

c7