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Skeletal Syst.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skeletal System acts as the ______ for the body. | framework |
| Supports and ______ internal organs. | protects |
| Makes a wide variety of ______. (by working as levers) | movement |
| Stores _____, required for nerve and muscle function. | minerals |
| Produces ___ and ___ blood cells. | white, red |
| The shaft of the long bone is known as the _____. | Diaphysis |
| The wide end of a long bone is known as the _____. | Epiphysis |
| The hollow region in the diaphysis, that acts as storage for the bone marrow is known as the _____ _____ | Medullary Canal |
| ____ _____ makes white and red blood cells. | Red marrow |
| ___ ____ functions as a adipose storage area. | yellow marrow |
| The tough fibrous connective tissue that covers the outside of the bone is known as the ______. | Periosteum |
| The skeleton is divided into ___ main sections. | two |
| The two main sections of the skeleton are axial and ____. | appendicular |
| The axial protects major _____ and consists of the skull, ribs, sternum, and vertebrae. | organs |
| The appendicular makes _____ possible. | movement |
| The appendicular also protects organs of ___, excretion, and reproduction. | digestion |
| The appendicular consists of the shoulder, arms, forearms, ____, hands and hips, thighs,legs, ankles, and feet. | wrists |
| The soft sot in the infants skull is known as the ____. | Fontanels |
| The areas where the cranial bones have joined is known as _____. | Sutures |
| The air spaces in the bones of the skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice are known as _____. | sinuses |
| the openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter and leave the bone is known as ______. | Foramina |
| The bones that protect the spinal cord and provide support for the head and trunk is known as the ______. | Vertebrae |
| ____ Cervical vertebrae. | seven |
| Twelve _____ vertebrae. | Thoracic |
| ___ Lumbar vertebrae. | five |
| The sacrum and the ____ are also part of the vertebrae. | coccyx |
| _____ disks are made of cartilage; function: seperate, cushion, act as shock absorber and allow movement of spinal cord. | Intervertebral |
| ___ ribs are the first 7 pair, attached anteriorly to the sternum. | True |
| ___ ribs are the next 3 pairs, attached anteriorly to the cartilage that joins the sternum. | False |
| ___ ribs are the last 2 pairs, only attached posteriorly. | Floating |
| The cuntion of the ribs is to ____ the heart and lungs. | protect |
| The middle bone of the rib cage is known as the _____. | Sternum |
| There are ___ sections of the Sternum. | 3 |
| The ____ is the upper section of the Sternum. | Manubrium |
| The ___ of the Sternum is the middle portion. | Body |
| The ___ process is made of cartilage at the bottom of the Sternum. | Xiphoid |
| The ____ also known as the collar bone connects manubrium of the Sternum of the Sternum to the Scapul. | Clavicle |
| The ___ is also known as a shoulder blade. | Scapula |
| The upper arm bone is known as the _____. | Humerous |
| The ____ is a smaller, shorter bone in the forearm- thumb side. | Radius |
| The ____ is the larger, longer bone of the forearm. | Ulna |
| The ____ are bones that form the wrist. | Carpals |
| The ____ are 5 bones that form the palms of the hand. | Metacarpals |
| The ____ are the 14 bones in the fingers. | Phalanges |
| The ____ is the upper leg bone, the largest bone of the body. | Femur |
| The ____ is also known as the kneecap. | Patella |
| The ____ is the shinbone, larger weight bearing bone in the anterior lower leg. | Tibia |
| The ____ are the 7 bones of the ankle. | Tarsals |
| The ___ are the 5 bones that form the part of the foot to which toes are attatched. | Metatarsals |
| ____ are the bones of the toes. | Phalanges |
| the articulations, where 2 or more bones join together is known as _____. | Joints |
| The connective tissue bands, holds bones together at joints are known as _____. | Ligaments |
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