Exam 2 Skeletal System and Joints UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Functions of the skeletal system support, protection, movement, hemopoiesis, mineral storage
axial skeleton body and cartilaginous parts that support and protect the organs of the head,
neck trunk; includes skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, sternum, ribs.
, appendicular skeleton bones of the limbs and associated bones that anchor the limbs and skeleton;
includes pectoral girdle, arms and hands, pelvic girdle, legs and feet.
long bones longer than they are wide;function as levers (arm and leg bones)
short bones cube shaped; found in confined spaces; function to transfer forces (wrist and
ankle bones)
flat bones broad, dense surface for muscle attachments or protections of underlying organs
(ribs, scapula, skull)
irregular bones varied shaped for muscle attachments or articulation (vertebrae, facial bones)
anatomical positions standing or laying flat, palms out (up); can be used to dertermine relative bone
position
frontal bone of the skull
parietal bone of skull
sagittal suture of parietal bone
coronal suture of parietal bone
temporal bone of skull
squamous suture of temporal bone
external auditory meatus of temporal bone
CORRECT ANSWERS
Functions of the skeletal system support, protection, movement, hemopoiesis, mineral storage
axial skeleton body and cartilaginous parts that support and protect the organs of the head,
neck trunk; includes skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, sternum, ribs.
, appendicular skeleton bones of the limbs and associated bones that anchor the limbs and skeleton;
includes pectoral girdle, arms and hands, pelvic girdle, legs and feet.
long bones longer than they are wide;function as levers (arm and leg bones)
short bones cube shaped; found in confined spaces; function to transfer forces (wrist and
ankle bones)
flat bones broad, dense surface for muscle attachments or protections of underlying organs
(ribs, scapula, skull)
irregular bones varied shaped for muscle attachments or articulation (vertebrae, facial bones)
anatomical positions standing or laying flat, palms out (up); can be used to dertermine relative bone
position
frontal bone of the skull
parietal bone of skull
sagittal suture of parietal bone
coronal suture of parietal bone
temporal bone of skull
squamous suture of temporal bone
external auditory meatus of temporal bone
