Axial skeleton
What bone protects the brain?
Cranium
What is the most common way to get a TBI?
Fall
What is the scientific name for your thigh bone?
Femur
What are the three types of cartilage?
Elastic, hyaline and Fibrous
What is the purpose of spongey bone?
Lightens the bone for movement and balance
What is the scientific name for Mandible?
Jaw bone
Give me another way you can get a TBI - has to relate to what was mentioned in class
Sports, Using machinery, driving accidents, and assault.
What is the common name for scapular?
Shoulder blade
Which type of cartilage is found in the ear?
Elastic cartilage
What are the 4 different skeletal system functions we learned in class?
Supports, provides shape and form, protects, produces blood
What is the common name for vertebrae?
Spine
How many people get TBI checked in NZ?
5%
What is the common name for pelvic girdle?
Hips
Which out of the three types of cartilage is the most robust (strong)?
Fibrous cartilage
How many teeth should an adult have?
32
How many rib bones do humans have in total?
24
What is the primary risk associated with repeated collisions or concussions?
The effects of the injury may not become apparent until later in life.
Which forearm bone connects to the wrist on the thumb side?
Radius
What does the hyaline cartilage look like?
Like glass, smooth and shiny
What part of the bone produces blood?
Bone marrow
How many bones do you have in the middle of your ear?
3
Besides physical injury, how else could you obtain a brain injury?
Infections - microbes
stroke
Alcohol/drugs
Low oxygen
What are the scientific names for these bones - ankle, wrist and palm.
Tarsals, carpals, metacarpals
Would you find cartilage on the spongey bone or compact?
Spongey bone
Why do our bones need fact cells stored with them?
Stored energy, protection