Skull & Spine
This part of the skull surrounds and encloses the brain.
What is the cranium?
Also known as the shoulder joint.
What is the glenohumeral joint?
The longest bone in the skeletal system.
What is the femur?
True or False; all of our toes contain a proximal, intermediate, and distal phalanx.
What is false?
True or False; we have more bones in our body as an adult than as an infant.
What is false?
Three major sections of the vertebral column.
What are the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar sections?
The upper arm bone that fits into the scapula.
What is the humerus?
These three sections are located in each hip bone.
What are the ilium, ischium, and the pubis?
This thick tarsal forms the heel of the foot.
What is the calcaneus?
Primarily the structure bone tissue in the system.
What is the cortical bone tissue?
Two most common sites of back injuries are located in these regions.
What are the cervical and thoracic regions?
Located on the thumb side, this bone is allowed to twist around when changing hand positions.
What is the radius?
The femur proximally joins the acetabulum to form this joint.
What is the hip joint?
This condition around the patella is caused by repeated stress from running and jumping.
What is patellar tendonitis?
Spongy, less dense bone tissue located in the pelvis, ribs, and skull.
What is the trabecular bone tissue?
The two separate areas of the vertebral column that have fused together during development.
What are the sacrum and the coccyx?
This area is most susceptible to fractures due to its long, thin structure.
What is the clavicle?
Females contain this wider, broader pelvis.
What is the gynecoid pelvis?
This bone is responsible for maintaining the medial longitudinal arch of the foot.
What is the navicular bone?
Number of bones found in an adult skeleton.
What is 206?
The space where the spinal cord passes through the occipital bone to reach the brain is also known as this.
What is the foramen magnum?
In order from hand to fingertip, this is the order of the three main phalanges.
What are proximal, middle, and distal phalanges?
This bone serves more as an attachment point for muscles, rather than a weight bearing bone.
What is the fibula?
The patella is an example of this type of bone defined as: bone embedded within a tendon.
What is a sesamoid bone?
This protein is responsible for maintaining healthy joints.
What is collagen?