General Knowledge
The study of body structure.
What is anatomy?
The top, back, and sides of the skull.
What is the cranium?
The ball at the end of the femur fits here.
What is the acetabulum?
The medial and larger bone of the lower leg.
What is the tibia?
There are three types of muscles.
What are the voluntary muscle, involuntary muscle, and cardiac muscle?
This tissue connects bone to bone.
What is a ligament?
The sacral portion of the spine includes _____ vertebrae.
What is five?
This internal space is formed by the chest bones.
What is the thoracic cavity?
The highest portion of the shoulder.
What is the acromion process?
The two main types of bone connections (joints).
What are ball and socket, and hinge joints?
These three tissues interact with the skeletal system.
What are muscles, tendons, and ligaments?
This facial bone moves during mastication.
What is the mandible?
Ten pairs of ribs are attached here in the front of the thorax.
What is the sternum?
These protrusions are on each side of the ankle.
What is the lateral malleolus and medial malleolus?
May be referred to as "smooth" muscle.
What is involuntary muscle?
The ____ ______ inside the bone produces blood cells and certain nutrients.
What is bone marrow?
An injury to this section of the spinal cord can be fatal as the nerves that pass through it control the muscles for breathing.
What is the cervical spine section?
The superior and largest part of the pelvis, shaped like a wide, bony wing.
What is the ilium?
Finger and toe bones have the same name.
What are phalanges?
Able to generate electrical impulses, cardiac muscle has this special property.
What is automaticity?
The musculoskeletal system has three main functions.
What are: to give the body shape; to enable movement of the body; to protect internal organs.
This bone structure surrounds each eye.
What is the orbit?
The sternum is comprised of these three sections.
What is the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process?
The medical term for the heel bone.
What is the calcaneus?
The joint where the highest part of the shoulder and clavicle meet.
What is the acromioclavicular joint?