The Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Mandible
A
Jaw
2
Q
Clavicle
A
Collar bone
3
Q
Sternum
A
Where all the ribs meet
4
Q
Scapula
A
Shoulder blade
5
Q
Rib cage
A
Protects ribs
6
Q
Vertebral column
A
Spine
7
Q
Ilium
A
Pelvis
8
Q
Radius
A
Top of forearm
9
Q
Ulna
A
Bottom of forearm
10
Q
Carpels
A
Upper bones on hand near wrists
11
Q
Metacarpals
A
Longer bones in the middle on hands
12
Q
Phalanges
A
Bones in actual fingers
13
Q
Femur
A
Thigh bone
14
Q
Patella
A
Knee cap
15
Q
Tibia
A
Top bone in leg
16
Q
Fibula
A
Bottom bones in legs
17
Q
Tarsals
A
Smaller bones in top of foot near ankle
18
Q
Metatarsals
A
Longer bones in middle of foot
19
Q
Phalanges
A
Toes
20
Q
Function of Skelton
A
- Protect vital organs
- Support body
- Allows you to live
21
Q
Long bones
A
- Longer bones
- Hollow centre
- Determines height
22
Q
Short bones
A
- Smaller bones
- Spongy bone covered in a thin layer of compacted bones
- Light and strong
23
Q
Flat bones
A
- Spongy bone between 2 layers of bone
2. Large surface area for protection
24
Q
Irregular bone
A
- Spongy bone inside and compact bone outside
2. Specially shaped to do the job they do
25
Cranium
The skull
