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Ch 4 Skeletal Quests
Questions pertaining to skeletal system
Question | Answer |
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The three functions of our bones | Make up the body's frame, protect internal organs, and store minerals |
Gives the body its flexibility | Joints |
Hardest materials in the body | Bones (Osseous tissue) |
Process of bones forming before birth | Ossification |
Number of bones in the human body | 206 |
Two divisions that the human skeleton is divided into | Axial and appendicular |
What a fetal skeleton is formed from | Cartilage model |
The main parts of the axial skeleton | head, neck, spine, chest and trunk of body |
The main parts of the appendicular skeleton | Upper and lower extremities, pectoral girdle, and pelvic girdle |
The minerals which our bones are dependent on | Calcium and phosphorus |
The number of bones in the thoracic vertebra | 12 |
The number of pairs of ribs in the body | 12 |
The number of pairs of floating ribs in the body | 2 |
The bone that is U-shaped in our body | Hyoid |
The trunk of the body consists of this | Vertebral column, sternum, and the rib cage |
The muscles for chewing and head movements are attached to these bones | cranial bones |
The vertebral or spinal column are divided into five sections, which are | cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx |
Another name for the sternum | Breastbone |
Another name for the pelvic girdle? | Hipbone |
The humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges are located in this extremity | Upper extremity |
The four parts of the appendicular skeleton are responsible for this | Body movement |
The radius is located on this side of the arm | Thumb side |
Another name for the thigh bone | Femur |
The funny bone connects with the humerus and what? | The ulna |
The ilium, ischium and pubis are included in this extremity | Lower extremity |
Another name for phalanges | Fingers and toes |