Functions on the SS
How can bones protect organs?
By surrounding them
What category of bones do the arms, legs, and fingers fit into?
Long bones
What type of movement do gliding joints have?
They move against each other on a single plane. Major gliding joints include the intervertebral joints and the bones of the wrists and ankles.
What is the name of the hard covering of the bone?
The periosteum
How many bones were you born with?
a) around 100
b) around 200
c) around 300
around 300
True or false? The skeletal system
provides points of attachment
for skin.
False, for bones
What category of bones do the metatarsals and metacarpals fit into?
Short bones
What type of movement do hinge joints have?
These joints move on just one axis. These joints allow for flexion and extension. Major hinge joints include the elbow and finger joints.
What role does the articular cartilage play in bone health?
Prevents the bones from rubbing together.
Name the parts of the skeleton that are in the axial skeleton.
Skull, ribs, spine and sternum.
Which part of the body does the backbone
support?
Upper body
What category of bones do the skull, sternum, scapula and ribs fit into?
Flat bones
What type of movement do ball & socket joints have?
This tupe of joint is a freely moving joint that can rotate on any axis. The hip and shoulder joints are examples of ball and socket joints.
Where is the site for red blood cell production?
Red bone marrow
Name the bones in the appendicular skeleton.
The collar bone, shoulders, arms, hips and legs.
Your bones create a very important thing your body needs. What is it??
Blood
What category of bones do the vertebrae, carpals, tarsals, and patella fit into?
Irregular bones
What type of movement does a saddle joint have?
This type of joint allows for flexion, extension, and other movements, but no rotation. In the hand, the thumb’s saddle joint (between the first metacarpal and the trapezium) lets the thumb cross over the palm, making it opposable.
Where is the site for white blood cell production?
Yellow bone marrow
What are the name of the bones in the middle of the hands called?
Metacarpals
The bones store 2 important minerals for your body. What are they?
Calcium and phosphorus
What is a sesamoid bone?
Small, round bones embedded within tendons, which protect them from stress and wear while improving muscular leverage.
Describe the movement in these types of joints: fibrous, synovial, and cartilaginous?
Fibrous: no movement
Synovial: full movement
Catilaginous: some movement
What is the name of the long shaft of a long bone called?
Diaphysis
What are the finer and toe bones called?
Phalanges