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GLOW Paiges Skeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How many bones are in the body? | 206 |
| Osteology | The study of bones |
| What are the 3 types of bones? | Long, flat and irregular |
| Long | Found in the arms and legs |
| Flat | Pear-shaped located in skull, scapula, hip, sternum, ribs and patella |
| Irregular | Wrist, ankle and spiral column |
| What is bone composed of? | 2/3 mineral matter and 1/3 organic matter |
| What are the 6 bone functions? | 1. Support the body 2. Surround and protect internal organs 3. Provide framework for muscles to attach to 4. Allow body movement 5. Produce red and white blood cells 6. Store calcium |
| Skull | Protects the brain |
| How many bones make up the cranium? | 8 |
| How many bones makeup the facial skeleton? | 14 |
| Frontal bone | Forehead |
| Parietal bones | Top sides of head fused together |
| Occipital bone | Back of head close to the neck |
| Temporal | Bottom sides above ears |
| Sphenoid bone | Behind the eyes and nose connecting all the bones of cranium |
| Ethmoid | Between the eyes forms part of the nasal cavity |
| Mandible | Lower jaw |
| What is the largest facial bone? | Mandible |
| Maxillae | 2 bones forming the upper jaw |
| Zygomatic | 2 bones of the upper cheeks and bottom of the eye sockets |
| Lacrimal | Front part of the inner bottom wall of the eye socket |
| What is the smallest facial bone? | Lacrimal |
| Nasal | 2 bones that join the bridge of the nose |
| Cervical vertebrae | 7 bones that form the top part of the spinal column |
| Hyoid | U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the muscle or the tongue |
| What bone is not connected to another bone? | Hypoid |
| Thorax | Chest |
| Thoracic vertebrae | Spine |
| Clavicle | Located across the chest between the shoulders |
| Decollete | Upper chest area |
| Scapula | Shoulder blades Joint attaches to the clavicle |
| How many ribs are there altogether? | 24 , 12 on each side |
| True ribs | Cartilage that anchors ribs to the sternum |
| How many true ribs are there? | 7 |
| Free/floating ribs | Ribs not attached to the sternum |
| How many free or floating ribs are there ? | 2 |
| Humerus | Bone in upper arm extending the elbow to the shoulder |
| What is the longest bone in the arm? | Humerus |
| Radius | Smaller bone on the THUMB side of the forearm |
| Ulna | Larger bone on the LITTLE FINGER side of the forearm |
| Carpals | 8 small bones held together by ligaments to form the wrist |
| Metacarpals | 5 thin bones that form the palm of the hand |
| Phalanges | 14 bones that form the digits or fingers |
| How many phalanges are in a finger? | 3 |
| How many phalanges are in the thumb? | 2 |
| Femur | Long bone of the upper thigh |
| What is the strongest bone in the body? | Femur |
| Patella | Knee cap |
| Tarsals | Bones that form the ankle |
| Metatarsals | Flat bones that form the base of the foot |
| Pubis | Anterior portion of the hip bone |
| Illium | Large bone forming the upper half of the pelvis |
| Sacrum HINT: bum | Triangular bone in between the hip bones |
| Coccyx | Tailbone |
| Ischium | Curved bone at base of the pelvis |
| Tibia | Larger and INNER bone of lower leg |
| Fibula | Smaller and OUTER bone of the lower leg |
| Calcaneus | Heel |
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