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The skeletal system Flashcards

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1
Q

What does the axial skeleton consist of?

A

Skull, Spine, Ribs, Sternum

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what is the top of the skull called

A

Cranial portion

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3
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What is the central part of the skull called?

A

Facial portion

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What is the bottom part of the skull (jaw area) called?

A

Mandible

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5
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What 3 parts make up the skull?

A

Cranial portion, facial portion, mandible

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6
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What bone is in the neck?

A

Cervical Vertebra

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What bone runs along the top of the shoulder and upper chest?

A

Clavicle

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8
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What bone joins to the shoulder?

A

Scapula

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9
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What is the central bone in the chest

A

Sternum

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10
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What bones surround the sternum?

A

Ribs

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11
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What bone runs from sternum to the pelvic region?

A

Lumbar vertebra

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12
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What is the wing shaped bone between the hips?

A

The pelvis

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13
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What bone intersects with the hip bones to form the pelvis?

A

Sacrum

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14
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What bone is the attachment site for tendons and supports a person while sitting?

A

Coccyx

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What is the main bone in the upper part of the leg?

A

Femur

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16
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What bone runs on the lateral side below the knee

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Fibula

17
Q

What bone runs on the medial side below the knee?

A

Tibia

18
Q

What bones are just below the ankle?

A

Tarsals

19
Q

What bone joins Tarsals to toe bones?

A

Metatarsals

20
Q

What bone is in the toes and fingers

A

Phalanges

21
Q

What bone runs along the upper portion of the arm?

A

Humerus

22
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What bone runs on the lateral side of the lower arm

A

Radius

23
Q

What bone runs along the medial side of the lower arm

A

Ulna

24
Q

What bones are in the wrist

A

Carpals

25
Q

What bones join wrist to fingers

A

Metacarpals

26
Q

What bone runs along the spine

A

Thoracic Vertebra

27
Q

What bone is in the heel?

A

Calcaneus

28
Q

What bone is in the back of the skull?

A

The cranium

29
Q

Name 4 functions of the skeleton

A 
Shape
Facilitate movement
Muscle, ligament attachment
Protection
Absorb and dissipate stresses
Blood cell formation and mineral storage

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