Skeletal System

Question 1

The skeleton of the human being is a unique structure that has adapted to the needs of bipedal locomotion and erect posture. The structural peculiarities of the human skeleton give human beings their characteristic appearance and facial geometry.

Answer 1

Skeletal System

Question 2

The _______ ______ provides the shape and framework on which the human body is designed and functions. It houses and protects vital organs; it contains bone marrow, which is the functional unit of the hematopoietic system; and it provides attachments and anchorage to muscles and ligaments and joint capsules. It often act as levers, which, in conjunction with muscular contraction, initiate and sustain movement.

Answer 2

Bony Skeleton

Question 3

Give the skeletal system’s major functions

Answer 3

Giving your body shape
Helping you move
Protecting your organs
Creating new blood cells
Storing minerals & Vitamin D

Question 4

_____ are made of tightly woven, stretchy fibers. You have more than _____ of it in your body that help you do everything from walking, running and jumping to breathing and digesting food

Answer 4

Muscles, 600

Question 5

____ are your body’s main form of structural support. Adults have between ____-____ in their bodies.

Answer 5

bones, 206-213

Question 6

______ is strong, flexible tissue that acts like a shock absorber in joints throughout your body.

Answer 6

Cartilage

Question 7

bands of tissue that connect bones to other bones

Answer 7

Ligaments

Question 8

cords that connect muscles to bone

Answer 8

Tendons

Question 9

any place two bones meet

Answer 9

Joint

Question 10

2 main parts of skeletal system

Answer 10

axial skeleton
appendicular skeleton

Question 10

______ Skeleton runs along the body’s central axis, therefore it is called the central core of the human body. It is composed of __ bones in total.

Answer 10

Axial, 80

Question 11

_______ includes __ cranial bones, __ facial bones, __ auditory ossicles, and the Hyoid Bone

Answer 11

Skull Bone, 8, 14, 6

Question 12

___________________ includes __ bones of the thorax- a breastbone and ___ ribs

Answer 12

The bone of the Thoracic Cage, 25, 24

Question 13

______________ includes __ vertebrae bones, the sacrum bone, and the coccyx bone.

Answer 13

The bone of the Vertebral column, 24

Question 14

The appendicular skeleton is composed of __ total bones

Answer 14

126

Question 15

The appendicular skeleton is composed of 126 bones and it comprises of the-

Answer 15

• Pelvic girdle
• Upper Limbs
• Lower Limbs
• Shoulder Girdle or the Pectoral

Question 16

5 Skeletal System Physiology

Answer 16

Support
Protection
Movement
Storage
Regulation of Endocrine glands