APHY 101- Skeletal System Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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APHY 101- Skeletal System Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Cranium


Ans: skull




axial skeleton


Ans: Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and

vertebral column




appendicular skeleton


Ans: The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and

has the limbs attached to it




Vertebrae


Ans: 26 small bones that make up your backbone

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cervical vertebrae


Ans: C1-C7, found in the neck




thoracic vertebrae


Ans: the second set of 12 vertebrae; form the outward curve of the spine

and are known as T1 through T12




lumbar vertebrae


Ans: L1-L5, third set of five larger vertebrae, which forms the inward curve

of the spine




Sacrum


Ans: bone formed from five vertebrae fused together near the base of

the spinal column




Coccyx

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Ans: four vertebrae fused together to form the tailbone




Ribs


Ans: The bones in the chest that protect the heart and lungs.




true ribs


Ans: first 7 pairs of ribs; attach directly to sternum (pairs 1-7) by means of

individual externsions of costal cartilage.




false ribs


Ans: last 5 pairs of ribs; attach indirectly to sternum or do not attach at all




Floating Ribs


Ans: Ribs 11 and 12 that do not connect to the sternum at all.




Sternum