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The Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The bones that form the side walls of the cranium are called the _____. | temporal bones |
| The mastoid process is a rounded process of the _____. | temporal bone |
| The projection of the temporal bone helping form the cheekbone is the _____. | zygomatic process |
| The cranial bone that has the shape of a butterfly and forms the anterior internal floor of the cranium is the _____. | sphenoid bone |
| Membranous areas between the skull bones present in the newborn are known as _____. | fontanels |
| Each zygomatic bone has a projection forming the anterior cheekbone and is known as the _____. | temporal process |
| The upper jaw is formed by two bones called _____. | maxillae |
| The lower jawbone is shaped as a horseshoe an is called the _____. | mandible |
| The vertebral column is composed of 26 bones known as _____. | vertebrae |
| The five sacral vertebrae fuse to one another to form the _____. | sacrum |
| The vertebrae of the neck are known as _____. | cervical vertebrae |
| The unfused vertebrae of the vertebral column are separated from one another by _____. | intervertebral disks |
| An abnormal sideways curve of the spinal column is known as _____. | scoliosis |
| The spinal cord extends through the vertebral column by passing through openings in the vertebrae known as _____. | vertebral foramina |
| The first vertebrae of the vertebral column is called _____. | atlas |
| The three recognizable parts of the sternum are the manubrium, the body, and the _____. | xiphoid process |
| The last two pairs of ribs do not attach to the sternum and are known as _____. | floating ribs |
| The arms are connected to the rib cage by connecting bones organized as the _____. | pectoral girdle |
| The anterior rod-shaped bone connecting the arm bones to the axial skeleton is the _____. | clavicle |
| The olecranon process is a feature of the _____. | ulna |
| The phalanges of the hand are the bones found in the _____. | fingers |
| The three bones of the pelvis are the ilium, ischium, and the _____. | pubis |
| Where the ilium joins the sacrum, the joint is known as the _____. | sacroiliac joint |
| The largest and strongest bone of the human body is the _____. | femur |
| The kneecap bone is called the _____. | patella |
| The thin leg bone extending down the lateral portion of the lower leg it the _____. | fibula |
| The larger leg bone found on the medial side of the lower leg is the | tibia |
| The ankle of the lower leg is formed by a series of tarsals that number _____. | seven |
| The toe bones are known as _____. | phalanges |
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