Them Bones
A Closer Look
Uh Oh!
What is this????
Hodge Podge
100
What is the name for the framework of the body?
skeletal system
100
What holds the bones together (moveable joint)?
ligament
100
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the difference between a simple and compound fracture?
A simple fracture is a break in the bone, but the broken bone pushes through the skin when there is a compound fracture.
100
DOUBLE POINTS: Where is the periosteum located?
Around the outside of the bone
100
TRUE OR FALSE There are 260 bones in the adult human body.
False If you said false, DOUBLE YOUR POINTS by giving the correct answer.
200
Name the four types of bones.
flat, short, long, irregular
200
What is the function of cartilage?
cushions the bones
200
Explain what happens when you dislocate a joint.
the joint moves out of the socket
200
What is osteoarthritis?
arthritis caused by aging
200
DOUBLE POINTS: What is the axial skeleton?
From the cranium to the cocci
300
DAILY DOUBLE: Give an example of a flat and short bone.
flat - scapula, cranium short - phalanges, metacarpals
300
DOUBLE POINTS: What happens to the growth plate at the end of adolescence?
It hardens when you stop growing.
300
What is it called when the fracture protrudes the skin
compound fracture
300
What is osteomyelitis?
bacterial infection of bones
300
What do the ligaments connect?
bone to bone
400
Give an example of an irregular bone.
One example is carpals.
400
Where is red marrow located?
in spongy bone where it produces red blood cells
400
What is an injury to the ligaments called?
sprain
400
TRIPLE POINTS: What disease does not allow the body to absorb calcium which causes the bones to soften? Hint: commonly found in children
rickets
400
What is the appendicular skeleton?
the limbs - skeletal bones that promote movement
500
Name the largest bone in the body.
femur DAILY DOUBLE: What type of bone is the femur?
500
Where is yellow marrow located?
in the spongy bone where it stores fat
500
Which one is the medical term for curvature of the spine? osteoporosis or scoliosis
scoliosis
500
TRIPLE POINTS: Match the joint with an example. immovable, hinge, pivot, ball & socket, gliding, backbone, cranium, elbow, hip, neck
immovable - cranium, hinge - elbow, ball & socket - hip, pivot - neck, gliding - backbone
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Which one is not a function of the skeletal system? storing minerals, shape, keeps the body temperature regulated, support, produces red blood cells, protects organs
keeps the body temperature regulated
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