How Many?
Name the Bone
Major Functions
Bones
Random / Extra
100
206
How many bones does an adult have?
100
Hinge joint.
What kind of joint is your elbow?
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
Cells that make new bone
osteoblasts
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
The making of new bone is called _____________
ossification
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

270 Bones

How many bones is an infant born with?

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
What are the 4 functions of the Skeletal system
Support, Protection, Storage and production of red blood cells
500

What do you call the bones in your ankle?

Tarsals

500
What do you call the cells that break down bone?
osteoclasts
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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