How Many?
Name the Bone
Major Functions
Bones
Random / Extra
100
206
How many bones does an adult have?
100

Sesamoid bone of the lower extremities that is connected to the femur  and to the tibia

Patella 

100
What does the skeletal system protect?
internal organs
100
What is the name for the medial bone that is attached to your ribs?
Sternum
100
Name the two distal leg bones?
Tibia and fibula
200

How many bones make up the upper extremities

60

200
What is the largest bone in the body?
femur
200

The skeletal system provides a __________________ for the body so that you are able to stand up.

framework or support

200
Where are red blood cells made?
Red bone marrow
200
Name one mineral that is stored by bones.
Calcium
300

How many bones make up the lower extremities?

60

300
What bone in your arm is superior to the radius and ulna?
humerus
300
What is the end of long bones called?
Epiphysis
300
What protects the spinal chord?
Vertebrae
300
The tailbone is actually the __________-
Coccyx
400

The number of bones in the vertebral column?

33

400
What are the most distal bones in your hands?
Phalanges
400
What do you call the shaft of long bones?
diaphysis
400
What is the name of the bones that protect the lungs and heart?
Ribs
400
Name the bones of the hands from proximal to distal.
Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges
500

How many pairs of "true" vertebrosternal ribs do you have?

7 pairs

(1-7 vertebrostenral 8-12 vertebrochondral)

500

What is the bone in the antebrachium located on the lateral side of the upper extremity. (Pollex side)

Radius

500

What do you call  a hole in a long bone that a blood vessel travels through?

Nutrient foramen

500
The shoulder blade is also know as the ____________
Scapula
500
The skeleton can be divided into 2 sections. Name them
Axial and appendicular
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