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Skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many ribs are in the body? | 24 |
| How many cervical vertebrae do we have? | 7 |
| How many thoracic vertebrae do we have? | 12 |
| How many lumbar vertebrae do we have? | 5 |
| How many true ribs do we have? | 14 |
| How many false ribs do we have? | 10 |
| But the last two pairs of the false ribs are called... | Floating ribs |
| How many carpels are there in the body? | 16 |
| How many metacarpels are there in the body? | 10 |
| How many phalanges are there in the body? | 56 |
| Projection | off of bones that are sites of muscle or ligament attachment |
| Crest | Narrow ridge of bone |
| Trochanter | very large, blunt, irregular process |
| Tuberosity | Large rounded, roughened process |
| Tubercle | small rounded process |
| Condyle | rounded, articular process |
| Foramen | round or oval opening through a bone |
| Fossa | shallow depression in bone |
| Meatus | Canal like opening |
| Articulation | where 2 or more bones come together |
| Fontanel | soft spot on the skull |
| How many tarsals are there in the body? | 14 |
| How many metatarsals are there in the body? | 10 |