The Skeleton

Question 1

Five Main Functions of the skeleton

Answer 1

Movement
Protection
Shape
Blood Cells
Mineral Storage

Question 2

How many bones in the skull?

Answer 2

8 Cranial, 14 facial bones

Question 3

How many ribs are there in the human body?

Answer 3

24 ribs, 12 pairs.

7 true ribs, 3 false ribs and 2 floating ribs

Question 4

How many vertebrae in the human body?

Answer 4

33

Question 5

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Answer 5

7

Question 6

How many thoracic are there?

Answer 6

12

Question 7

How many lumbar are there?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

How many sacral are there?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

How many coccyx vertebrae are there?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

What makes up the shoulder and pectoral girdle?

Answer 10

2 clavicles and 2 scapulae

Question 11

How many bones make up the arm?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

What is the bone in the upper arm called?

Answer 12

Humerus

Question 13

What are the bones that make up the forearm?

Answer 13

Radius and Ulna

Question 14

How many bones in the hand are there?

Answer 14

27 per hand

Question 15

How many bones in the wrist?

Answer 15

8 carpals

Question 16

How many bones in the palm?

Answer 16

5 metacarpals

Question 17

How many bones in the fingers?

Answer 17

14 phlanages

Question 18

How many bones make up the pelvic girdle?

Answer 18

6

Question 19

What bones make up the pelvic girdle?

Answer 19

2x coxal hips, 2x ilium, 2x pubis and 2x Ischium

Question 20

How many bones in the leg?

Answer 20

4 per leg

Question 21

What is the bone in the upper leg called?

Answer 21

Femur

Question 22

What is the knee cap called?

Answer 22

Patella

Question 23

What bones make up the lower leg?

Answer 23

Tibia and fibula

Question 24

How many bones are in the foot?

Answer 24

26

Question 25

How many bones in the ankle?

Answer 25

7 tarsals

Question 26

How many bones in the in-step?

Answer 26

5 metatatsals

Question 27

How many bones in the toes?

Answer 27

14 phalanges

Question 28

How many bones in the axial skeleton?

Answer 28

80

Question 29

What bones make up the axial skeleton?

Answer 29

Cranium, ribs, sternum and vertebral column

Question 30

What is the role of the axial skeleton?

Answer 30

Protection

Question 31

How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 31

126

Question 32

How many bones make up the upper appendicular skeleton and what bones are these?

Answer 32

64 bones.

Shoulder girdle, arms and hands

Question 33

How many bones make up the lower appendicular skeleton and what bones are these?

Answer 33

62 bones

Hip girdle, legs and feet

Question 34

What is the role of the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 34

Movement

Question 35

What are the differences between the male and female skeleton?

Answer 35

Male bones usually heavier and larger.

Females have a larger pelvic cavity.

Question 36

What are the types of bones?

Answer 36

Long, short, flat, sesamoid and irregular

Question 37

What are the two types of tissues within the bone?

Answer 37

Compact bone tissue and cancellous (spongy) bone tissue.

Question 38

What are bones composed of?

Answer 38

Bone marrow, blood vessels, spongy bone, compact bone tissue, periosteum and articular cartilage.

Question 39

What is a joint?

Answer 39

Where 2 or more bones meet, not always moveable

Question 40

What are the characteristics of a synovial joint?

Answer 40

Bone
Synovial Cavity
Synovial Fluid
Synovial Membrane
Articular cartilage
Ligament
Bursae

Question 41

What are the different types of synovial joints?

Answer 41

Gliding/plane
Hinge
Ball and socket
Pivot
Condyloid/Ellipsoid