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What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? - ANSWER axial
skeleton and appendicular skeleton

The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system?
- ANSWER Axial

The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system? -
ANSWER Appendicular

The tympanic cavity is located in the... - ANSWER Ear

What part of the skull contains the ossicles - ANSWER Tympanic Cavity

These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called
the... - ANSWER Paranasal Sinuses

Another name for the spine is... - ANSWER Vertebral Column

The vertebral column consists of how many regions? - ANSWER 5 regions

The 5 regions of the spine are... - ANSWER 1. Cervical Vertebrae 2. Thoracic
Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx

The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 7

The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 12

The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 5

The Sacrum consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 1 sacrum in the vertebral
column ; consists of 5 bones

The Coccyx consists of how many bones? - ANSWER 1 coccyx in the vertebral
column ; consists of 4 bones.

The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are called... -
ANSWER Intervertebral discs

How many pairs of ribs are there - ANSWER 12

Ribs are connected to sternum by - ANSWER costal cartilage

,The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column? - ANSWER Thoracic

What are the four regions of the sternum? - ANSWER 1. Manubrium 2. Body 3.
Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process

Ribs 1-7 are called - ANSWER true ribs

Ribs 8-10 are called - ANSWER false ribs

Ribs 11 and 12 are called - ANSWER floating ribs

What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are responsible for
attachment of the arms and legs? - ANSWER Pectoral and Pelvic

Which bones make up the pectoral girdle? - ANSWER clavicle and scapula

Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column? - ANSWER
Vertebral column

What bones make up the pelvic girdle? - ANSWER ilium, ischium, pubis

Where do you find long bones? - ANSWER In the appendicular skeleton / arms
and legs

Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically tissue ? -
ANSWER Osseous tissue

The process of bone formations is called - ANSWER Ossification

The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things: - ANSWER 1. Calcium 2.
Phosphate 3. Collagen

Osteo means? - ANSWER Bone

What matures bone cells? - ANSWER osteocytes

What build up bone? - ANSWER osteoblasts

What breaks down bone? - ANSWER osteoclasts

Where do we find bone marrow - ANSWER Inside the bones

Red bone marrow makes - ANSWER red blood cells

Red bone marrow in the part of the bone. - ANSWER
Epiphysis

,The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by... - ANSWER Spongy bone

Yellow bone marrow stores... - ANSWER adipose tissue (fat)

Yellow bone marrow is found in the part of the bone -
ANSWER Diaphysis

Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by... - ANSWER Compact bone

Two main types of freely movable joints - ANSWER 1. Ball-and-socket joints 2.
Hing joints

Examples of ball-and-socket joints are - ANSWER shoulder and hip

Examples of hinge joints are - ANSWER elbow and knee

The immovable joints of the skull are called - ANSWER sutures

are where two bones come together - ANSWER Joints

Joints can be classified by - ANSWER Immovable and freely movable

This fluid lubricates the bones in the joints, decreasing friction. - ANSWER
Synovial fluid

What did the sutures in the skull used to be - ANSWER Fontanelles

What tissue is found filling the epiphysis of long bones? - ANSWER Red Bone
Marrow

What is the tube called that connects our throat to the middle ear? - ANSWER
Eustachian Tube

Carpals are to wrist as tarsals are to: - ANSWER Ankle

Ribs 8, 9, and 10 are classified as? - ANSWER False Ribs

Intercostal means: - ANSWER In between the ribs

Which bone refers to our "lower jaw"? - ANSWER Mandible

Which bone refers to our "cheek bones" - ANSWER Zygomatic

Ribs 11 and 12 are classified as? - ANSWER Floating Ribs

The zygomatic is considered what type of bone? - ANSWER Facial bone

What bone is located on the posterior part of the skull? - ANSWER Occipital

, What smakes sour sbones sstrong sand ssturdy? s- sANSWER Collagen

Adipose stissue sis slocated sin swhich sregion son sthe slong sbone? s- sANSWER Diaphysis

Which sregion sof sthe scoxa sis smost santerior? s- sANSWER Pubis
s




Where swould sI sfind sthe sfibula? s- sANSWER Shin s(lower sleg)

The scell sthat s"breaks sdown" sbone, sputting scalcium sinto sthe sblood sis san: s- sANSWER
sOsteoclast




When sour slong sbones s"ossify stheir sepiphyseal splates", sthis smeans swhat? s- sANSWER
sWe sare sfinished sgrowing




Immovable sjoints sare sfound swhere s- sANSWER In sthe sSkull



Where sdo swe sfind sarticular scartilage? s- sANSWER At sthe sends sof sour sbones



Is ssynovial sfluid sfound sat sall sjoints? s- sANSWER No.



Actions sof sBall-and-socket sjoints scan sdo s- sANSWER Extension, sabduction, sand
scircumduction




Hinge sand sball-and-socket sjoints scan sBOTH sdo swhich smotions? s- sANSWER
sFlexion sand sExtension




Is sthe smandible spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Axial

Is sthe shumerus spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER
sappendicular sskeleton




Is sthe sfemur spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Appendicular

Is sthe ssacrum spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Axial
s




Is sthe sradius spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Appendicular

Is sthe sclavicle spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER
sAppendicular




Is sthe stibia spart sof sthe saxial sor sappendicular sskeleton? s- sANSWER Appendicular

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