Skeletal Unit Review

Match the following

• The bones that make up the shoulders, fore limbs, pelvis and hind limbs; primary purpose of these bo

• Plantigrade

• The bones of the head and trunk, including the vertebrae and ribs; primary purpose of these bones is

• Unguligrade

• Walking on the fingernails or toenails (cow, horse, pigs)

• Axial Skeleton

• Walking on the toes or fingers (cats/dogs)

• Appendicular Skeleton

• Walking on the soles of feet or palms of hands (humans/bears)

• Digitigrade

How is the overall shape of the body determined?

• Bone length

• Total number of specific bones

• Bone thickness

• All of these options

Answer explanation

Bones, cartilage and the skeletal system form the shape of the overall body

Match the following

• The soft spot in the top of the skull; location of uncalcified bone at birth

• Skeleton

• Part of the body housing the digestive organs

• Fontanel

• Part of the body housing the heart and lungs; lying between the neck and the diaphragm

• Thorax

• Framework of bone, cartilage and other non-bending materials in a body

• Abdomen

• The study of structures in the body that can only be viewed with a microscope

• Histology

How does the body move?

• Tendons

• Joints

• Muscles

• Bones

Answer explanation

This is done by the connections between muscles, bones, and joints. This is also done by the placement of bones and the bones positioning.

Match the following

• Abdominal organs

• Ribs provide protection, shape, support for the...

• brain

• The skull provides protection for the...

• Thoracic cavity

• The spinal column supports of the...

Bones are used as storage houses for the following:

• Fats

• Blood cells

• Calcium

• Phosphorus

• Magnesium

Long bone: bone is _______ than it is wide

• longer

• shorter

Answer explanation

Long bones include femur, tibia, and humerus!

What shape is a short bone?

• circle

• rectangle

• cube

Answer explanation

Short bones include carpus and tarsus!

What bone(s) are flat bone(s)?

• Scapula

• humerus

• Rib

• Skull

What bone is an irregular bone?

• Skull

• Tibia

• Rib

• Patella