Functions & Classifications

Question 1

What are parts found in the skeletal system?

Answer 1

Bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage

Question 2

What are functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 2

-Structure/support
-movement (via joints)
-minteral storage (inorganic salts)
-protection of vital organs
-erythropoiesis (making of BC)

Question 3

What are the types of classifications of bones?

Answer 3

-Long
-Short
-Flat
-Irregular
-Sesamoid

Question 4

Describe and give examples of long bones

Answer 4

-2 distinct ends
-femur, tibia, fibular, humerus, radius, ulna

Question 5

Describe and give examples of short bones

Answer 5

-cube like bones
-carpals and tarsals

Question 6

Describe and give examples of flat bones

Answer 6

-thin, usually but not always curved
-most skull bones, sternum, ribs, scapula

Question 7

Describe and give examples of irregular bones

Answer 7

-weird looking bones
-mandible, ethmoid, sphenoid, vertabrae

Question 8

Decribe and give an example of a sesamoid bone

Answer 8

-bone that develops on tendon capsule
-patella