Quiz: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

Which of the following is true about the appendicular skeleton?

• It includes the skull as well as the arms and legs.

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  It includes the rib cage and vertebral column.

• It consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs.

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  It consists of bones that make up the longitudinal axis of the body.

  
  

Match the following bones to their respective skeletons (axial or appendicular):

Groups:

(a) Axial Skeleton

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(b) Appendicular Skeleton

• vertebrae
• clavicle
• skull

• metacarpals

• ulna
• scapula
• radius
• humerus
• rib cage

Label the bones of the upper appendages

a

b

c

humerus

radius

ulna

Label the bones of the upper appendages

a

b

c

phalanges

metacarpals

carpals

Match the bone landmarks to their function

• sharp piece

• crest

• hole that goes through bone

• spine

• long narrow ridge where muscles attach

• foramen

• small mound/hill so muscles can attach

• tubercle

What two bones make up the pectoral girdle?

• scapula

• clavicle

• femur

• humerus