Skeletal System

Question 1

What are the functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 1

to support and protect; body movement, muscles “pull” on bones, blood cell formation, storage of inorganic materials

Question 2

What is blood cell formation called?

Answer 2

hematopoiesis

Question 3

What inorganic materials are stored in the skeletal system?

Answer 3

calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium

Question 4

How many bones are in the skeletal system?

Answer 4

206

Question 5

What are the two main divisions?

Answer 5

axial and appindicular

Question 6

What parts are in the axial division?

Answer 6

head, neck, trunk; skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, ribcage, sternum

Question 7

What parts are in the appendicular division?

Answer 7

limbs and bones connecting the limbs to the pectoral girdle (arms, scapula, clavicle) and pelvic girdle (legs, coxal bones)

Question 8

What is FOP?