Functions
The main function of the skeletal system.
What is shape & support?
Bones of the spine.
What are the vertebrae?
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
The elbows and knees are examples of this type of joint.
What is a hinge joint?
The carpals and tarsals are an example of _________bones.
What are short bones?
Jimmy fell on an outstretched hand while swinging. His arm appears to be bent at an odd angle but has not broken through the skin. Which type of fracture does Jimmy likely have?
What is a closed fracture?
Your ribs covering the heart and lungs is an example of which skeletal system function?
What is protection?
The bones of the skull.
What are cranial bones?
Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Ball and socket joints are found in your _____ and _____.
What are the hip & shoulder?
The femur, radius, & ulna.
What are long bones?
Sally fell off her bicycle and injured her leg. The bone is sticking out of the leg where she likely broke it during the fall. Which type of fracture does Sally likely have?
What is an open fracture?
The muscular system assists with skeletal system function.
What is movement?
Bones of the hand.
What are Carpals, Metacarpals, and Phalanges?
The neck.
What is a pivot joint?
The sacrum & vertebrae are examples of___________ bones.
What are irregular bones?
Jimmy Jr. was wrestling outside with Zeke. Jimmy Jr. decided to jump off the picnic table onto Zeke. When he jumped, he landed on his leg and immediately felt pain. At the hospital, the x-ray showed a broken tibia in several pieces. Which type of fracture does Jimmy Jr. have?
What is a comminuted fracture?
The bone marrow contains this type of material.
What are blood cells?
The skull, spine, sternum & ribs are part of the:
What is the axial skeleton?
Gliding joints include:
What are the wrist & ankle?
The skull & sternum are examples of this type of bone.
What are flat bones?
Louise was ice skating in the basement. She went for a double axel and landed on her arm. She immediately screamed at everyone to look at her awkwardly bent arm and was taken to the hospital. Due to her age, the bone was not completely broken.
What is a greenstick fracture?
Where are vitamins & minerals stored in the body?
What are the bones?
The clavicle, scapula, arms, legs & pelvis are part of the:
What is the appendicular skeleton?
Which type of joint has the greatest range of motion (ROM)?
What is the ball & socket joint?
The patella is an example of this type of bone.
What is a sesamoid bone?
What is osteoporosis?