Functions
Supports upper limbs
What is the shoulder girdle?
Bones that form between sutures
What is the wormian?
These consist of 5 pairs
What are false ribs?
Moving away from the midline
What is abduction?
Supports and protects
What is the skeletal system?
Another word for breastbone
What is sternum?
Attached to the sternum
What is a true rib?
Moving around an axis
What is rotation?
Plays a role in breathing
What is the thoracic cage?
The bone known as the funny bone
What is the humerous bone?
These don't attach
What are floating ribs?
Rotating forearm palm upward
What is supination?
Most complex, allows free movement
What are synovial joints?
The ______ is the bone on the thumb side of the upper limb.
What is the radius?
Humans have _______ pairs of ribs
What is 12?
Movement of ankle brings foot down towards the ground
What is planter flexion?
Supports the trunk of the body
What is the pelvic girdle?
These are found on both the upper and lower limbs
What is phalanges?
The ribs, sternum, thoracic vertebrae, and costal cartilage are located in this region
What is the thoracic cage?
Moving around an axis
What is rotation?