General
What are the two major parts of the skeleton?
Axial and appendicular
What is the function of the neurocranium?
Encloses and protects the brain
What are the three vertebral sections called?
Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
How many phalanges are on each hand?
14
How many phalanges are on each foot?
14
What is the opposite of distal?
Proximal
What is the largest foramen in the skull that allows the spinal cord to go through?
Foramen Magnum
What are the names of C1 and C2
C1 = Atlas
C2 = Axis
What are the bones of the hand that are located in between the wrist and each finger?
Metacarpals
The small depression of the head of the femur is called what?
Fovea
Name one flat bone
Possible answers: Cranial bones, sternum, ribs, scapula
What are the features found on the mandible and maxilla that hold the tooth sockets?
Alveolar processes
What are the three parts of the sternum?
Manubrium, body, and the xiphoid Process
What is the medial bone of the forearm?
Ulna
What is the largest tarsal bone and forms the heel?
Calcaneus
Where is the diaphysis of a long bone?
The long middle portion
Name the 14 bones that make up the face
Zygomatic bones (2), palatine bones (2), nasal bones (2), maxilla (2), lacrimal bones (2), inferior nasal concha (2), mandible, and vomer
How many true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs are there?
7 true ribs (articulate directly to sternum)
5 false ribs
2 floating ribs
What part of the ulna attaches to the humerus?
Olecranon process
What are the three arches of the foot?
1. Medial longitudinal
2. Lateral longitudinal
3. Transverse arches
What are the four functions of the skeletal system?
1. Support/protection
2. Movement
3. Hematopoiesis
4. Storage
What are the names of the 4 sutures and what 2 parts of the skull do they connect?
1. Coronal Suture- connects the frontal and parietal bones
2. Lambdoid suture- connects the parietal bone to the occipital bone
3. Squamous suture- connects the parietal and temporal bones
4. Sagittal Suture- connects the two parietal bones
What are four general traits of all vertebrae
Possible answers: Body, neural arch, vertebral foramen, 2 transverse processes, articular processes/facets (2 superior & 2 inferior), 1 spinous processes
Name all of the bones in each upper limb. How many are in each limb?
Clavicle (1), Scapula (1), Humerus (1), Radius (1), Ulna (1), Carpals (8), Metacarpals (5), Phalanges (14)
Name all the bones and number of bones in each lower limb.
Femur (1), Patella (1), Tibia (1), Fibula (1), Tarsal Bones (7), Metatarsals (5), Phalanges (14)