Appendicular Skeleton
What are the two main bones that make up the shoulder girdle?
What are the clavicles and scapulas?
What are the main components of the axial skeleton?
What are the skull, spinal column, ribs, and breastbone?
What type of joint is connected entirely by cartilage?
What are cartilaginous joints?
What is osteoporosis?
What is a condition where bones become weak and brittle?
What is the medical name for the upper arm bone?
What is the humerus?
Name the three main sections of each hip bone in the pelvic girdle.
What are the ilium, ischium, and pubis?
How many vertebrae are in the spinal column?
What are 26?
What is an example of a fibrous joint?
What is the skull bones?
What disorder is characterized by the inflammation of joints?
What is arthritis?
What is the medical name for the collarbone?
What is the clavicle?
What is the longest bone in the human body?
What is the femur?
What is the purpose of the sutures found in the skull?
What are to join cranial bones together?
Which type of joint allows the most movement?
What are synovial joints?
Name a common disorder that affects the spine.
What is scoliosis?
What is the term for the lower jawbone?
What is the mandible?
How many phalanges are found in one hand?
What are 14?
Identify the three parts of the sternum.
What are the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process?
Name one example of a synovial joint.
What is the elbow, shoulder, or knee?
What is a fracture?
What is a break in a bone?
Identify the bone that forms the knee cap.
What is the patella?
What is the function of the appendicular skeleton?
What is to facilitate movement and provide support for the limbs?
Name two types of bones found in the cranium.
What are the frontal and parietal bones?
Describe the function of ligaments in the skeletal system.
What are to hold bones together at the joints and support internal organs?
What is the medical term for bone cancer?
What is osteosarcoma?
What is the medical name for the thigh bone?
What is the femur?