The Skeletal System

Question 1

Them region of the skeleton that includes the bones of the upper limb and pectoral gridle and the bones of the lower limb

Answer 1

Appendicular Skeleton

Question 2

The region of the skeleton that forms the central supporting axis of the body.

Answer 2

Axial Skeleton

Question 3

Little bones that form within some tendons as a response to strain

Answer 3

Sesamoid bones

Question 4

The patella is the largest example of what bone?

Answer 4

Sesamoid bone

Question 5

Immovable joints that connect the skull bones are called?

Answer 5

Sutures

Question 6

Holes in the bones that allow passage for nerves and blood vessels are

Answer 6

Foramina

Question 7

Brain tissue does not come in direct contact with bone, rather it is connected by what membrane?

Answer 7

Meninges

Question 8

The thickest and toughest meninges, is pressed up against the inside cranium and firmly attached at points

Answer 8

Dura Matter

Question 9

Opening of the cranium where the spinal cord meets the brain

Answer 9

Foramen Magnum

Question 10

The name of the slender bone that supports the larynx and does not articulate with any other bone

Answer 10

The Hyoid

Question 11

How many pairs of ribs are there?

Answer 11

12

Question 12

Bones of the ankle are called

Answer 12

Tarsal bones

Question 13

Major components of the axial skeleton

Answer 13

Skull  (22)
Auditory Ossicles (6)
Hyoid Bone
Vertebral Column (26)
Thoracic cage (25 plus thoracic vertebrae)

Question 14

Major Components of the Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 14

Pectoral Girdle (4)
Upper Limbs (60)
Pelvic Girdle (2)
Lower Limbs (60)

Question 15

Skull bones:

Cranial bone

Answer 15

Frontal bone
Parietal bone
Occipital bone
Temporal bone
Sphenoid bone
Ethmoid bone

Question 16

Skull bones:

Facial

Answer 16

Maxillae
Palatine bones
Zygomatic bones
Lacrimal bones
Nasal bones
Vomer
Inferior nasal conchae
Mandible

Question 17

Auditory Ossicles

Answer 17

Malleus
Incus
Stapes

Question 18

Vertebral column bones

Answer 18

Cervical vertebrae (7)
Thoracic vertebrae (12)
Lumbar Vertebrae (5)
Sacrum (1)
Coccyx (1)

Question 19

Thoracic Cage

Answer 19

Ribs (24)

Sternum (1)