Questions & Answers
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 makes our bones strong and sturdy? - ANSWER:Collagen
Adipose tissue is located in which region on the long bone? - ANSWER:Diaphysis
Which region of the coxa is most anterior? - ANSWER:Pubis
Where would I find the fibula? - ANSWER:Shin (lower leg)
The cell that "breaks down" bone, putting calcium into the blood is an: - ANSWER:Osteoclast
When our long bones "ossify their epiphyseal plates", this means what? - ANSWER:We are finished
growing
Immovable joints are found where - ANSWER:In the Skull
Where do we find articular cartilage? - ANSWER:At the ends of our bones
Is synovial fluid found at all joints? - ANSWER:No.
Actions of Ball-and-socket joints can do - ANSWER:Extension, abduction, and circumduction
Hinge and ball-and-socket joints can BOTH do which motions? - ANSWER:Flexion and Extension
Is the mandible part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:Axial
Is the humerus part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:appendicular skeleton
Is the femur part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:Appendicular
Is the sacrum part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:Axial
Is the radius part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:Appendicular
Is the clavicle part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:Appendicular
Is the tibia part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER:Appendicular