The Skeletal System

Question 1

Axial skeleton

Answer 1

skull, rib cage, and vertebral column

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles.

Question 3

Skeletal system functions

Answer 3

supports, protects, allows bodily movement, produces blood, stores minerals.

Question 4

Depressions

Answer 4

flattened or indented portions of a bone; can be muscle attachment sites

Question 5

Process

Answer 5

projection protruding from a bone; muscles, tendons, and ligaments can attach

Question 6

Ligaments

Answer 6

connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to heal.

Question 7

Arthrokinematics

Answer 7

joint motion.

Question 8

Non-synovial joints

Answer 8

no joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to no movement.

Question 9

Synovial Joints

Answer 9

held together by joint capsule and ligaments; associated with movement

Question 10

Major motion types

Answer 10

roll, slide, and spin

Question 11

Hinge—

Answer 11

elbows, ankles; sagittal plane movement

Question 12

Ball-and-socket

Answer 12

shoulders, hips; most mobile, all

three planes of motion.

Question 13

Weight-bearing exercise

Answer 13

the best method to strengthen bones.