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General skeletal sys
Question | Answer |
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Cranium | Flat bone, skull |
Facial bones | Irregular bone, skull |
Clavicle | Long bone, bones of pectoral girdle |
Scapula | Flat bone, bones of pectoral girdle |
Sternum | Flat bone, thoracic cage |
Ribs | Flat bone, thoracic cage |
Humerus | Long bone, upper limb |
Vertebra | Irregular, vertebral column |
Radius | Long bone, Upper limb |
Ulna | Long bone, upper limb |
Carpals | Short bone, upper limb |
Phalanges | Long bone, upper limb and lower limb |
Metacarples | |
Long bone, upper limb | |
Sacrum | Irregular, vertebral column |
Coccyx | Irregular, vertebral column |
Pelvis | Flat bone, pelvic girdle |
Patella | Short bone, lower limb |
Tibia | Long bone, lower limb |
Fibula | Long bone, lower limb |
Tarsals | Short bone, lower limb |
Metatarsals | Long bone, lower limb |
Fibrous joints | Best example: sutures in the skull. IMMOBILE |
Cartilaginous joints | Example: pubic symphysis( connects both sides of pelvis) and intervertebral joints. SLIGHTLY MOVEABLE |
Synovial Joints | Bone ends that are separated by a joint cavity( filled with synovial fluid) FREELY MOVABLE |