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1What are the functions of the skeletal system?


2Bones are held to other bones by and muscles attach to bones by .


3Which bones comprise the axial skeleton?


4Which bones comprise the appendicular skeleton?


5Which two bones comprise the shoulder joint?


6


metacarpal
7


radius
8


humerus
9


carpal
10


phalange
11


ulna
Answer choices:
A)forearm
B)forearm
C)palm of hand
D)wrist
E)finger/digit
F)upper arm


12


tibia
13


patella
14


metatarsal
15


femur
16


fibula
17


tarsal
Answer choices:
A)ankle and heel
B)lower leg
C)lower leg
D)thigh
E)knee cap
F)arch of the foot


18In humans, which has more bones, an arm or a leg?


19Define suture.


20Give an example of a slightly moveable joint.


21How may bones comprise the ________?_________?__________?
a. skull
b. ribs
c. vertebrae


22In addition to the bones in the above question, what other bones are part of the axial skeleton?


23Bones are built by cells called osteoclasts.
A)True
B)False


24 is a balance of bone deposition and bone resorption.


25Which joint has more range of motion, the ball and socket joint of the hip or the hinge joint of the knee?


26What is osteoporosis?





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