Skeletal Bones

Question 1

What are the functions of the Skeletal System?

Answer 1

• Protect internal organs
• Support body with structure
• Move with aid of the muscular system
  (Muscular actually moves)
• Produce blood cells like WBC, RBC, Platelets
  (Platelets clot blood)

Question 2

What are the three tissues in the Skeletal System?

Answer 2

Osseous (Inside)
- provide strength/protection
- Shaft (middle) of bone

Spongy Bone (Inside)
- Aids in blood cells production
- Ends of long bones

Cartilage (Outside)
- Aids in strength and flexibility
- Absorbs shock
- Covers tip/ends of long bone

Question 3

What is the frontal bone?

Answer 3

The front of the skull/forehead region

Question 4

What is the temporal bone?

Answer 4

The side of the head next to your eyes
Behind your ears

Question 5

What is the nasal bone?

Answer 5

The bone in your nose
(Nasal = nose)

Question 6

What is the zygomatic process?

Answer 6

The cheekbones

Question 7

What is the lacrimal bone?

Answer 7

The side of your upper nose closer to your eyes
(You pinch it in frustration)

Question 8

What is the maxilla?

Answer 8

Top upper jaw

Question 9

What is the mandible?

Answer 9

Lower moving jaw

Question 10

What is the sphenoid?

Answer 10

Right above your cheekbone, lateral to the eyes

Question 11

What is the coronal suture?
(Suture = cracks in the skull naturally there to allow some flexibility)

Answer 11

Separates the frontal and parietal
(Think crown)
*Can be seen from side and top view

Question 12

What is the sagittal suture?
(Suture = cracks in the skull naturally there to allow some flexibility)

Answer 12

Separates the two parietal sides
*Can only be seen from top view

Question 13

What is the parietal bone?

Answer 13

Top of skull
(You have two sides split by sagittal suture)

Question 14

What is the lambdoidal suture?

Answer 14

Splits the parietal and occipital

Question 15

What is the occipital bone?

Answer 15

The back bottom part of skull

Question 16

What is the mandible?

Answer 16

Lower jaw

Question 17

What is the maxilla?

Answer 17

Top jaw

Question 18

What is the clavicle?

Answer 18

Collarbone

Question 19

What is the scapula?

Answer 19

Shoulder blade

Question 20

What is the sternum?

Answer 20

Middle breastbone

Question 21

What are the ribs and its three types?

Answer 21

ribcage around lungs and heart
True ribs = one connection from spine to sternum
False ribs = connected to several by cartilage
Floating ribs = not connected to sternum

Question 22

What is the humerus?

Answer 22

upper arm bone

Question 23

What is the radius?

Answer 23

lower arm bone on outer side/thumbs

Question 24

What is the ulna?

Answer 24

lower arm bone on inner side/pinkie

Question 25

What is the carpals?

Answer 25

Wrist bones

Question 26

What is the metacarpals?

Answer 26

Palm area

Question 27

What is the phalanges?

Answer 27

Toes or finger bones

Question 28

What is the femer?

Answer 28

Thigh bone

Question 29

What is the patella?

Answer 29

kneecap

Question 30

What is the tibia?

Answer 30

Lower leg bigger bone to your inner side/big toes

Question 31

What is the fibula?

Answer 31

Smaller lower leg bone to your outer side/pinkie toe

Question 32

What is the calcaneus?

Answer 32

ankle bone

Question 33

What is the tarsals?

Answer 33

leg wrist

Question 34

What is the talus?

Answer 34

front side of leg wrist

Question 35

What is the metatarsals?

Answer 35

foot side

Question 36

What is the Pubis symphysis?

Answer 36

the small bit of cartilage between the pelvis bone *Stretches at childbrith for baby's head

Question 37

What is the coccyx?

Answer 37

tip of tail bone

Question 38

What is the sacrum?

Answer 38

Tail bone upper part

Question 39

What is the pevis?

Answer 39

hip bone

Question 40

What is the lumbar vertebrae?

Answer 40

Lower back (Dinner at 5)

Question 41

What is the thorasic vertebrae?

Answer 41

Chest spine area (Lunch at 12)

Question 42

What is the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 42

Neck (Breakfast at 7)