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Radius

What type of joint is your wrist?

Condyloid

What function of the skeleton

starts with B?

Blood ProductionHow should we refer to the skull?

Cranium

What 2 functions of the skeleton

starts with S?

Shape&

SupportName the

type of joint at the elbow

Hinge Joint

What movement occurs when

you straighten a limb?

Extension

What movement occurs when you bend a

limb?

Flexion

How many bones are

there in the human body?

206

Which is the smallest bone in the human

body?

Stapes

Where is the

stapes?

In your ear

What function of the

skeleton starts with M?

Movement

Abduction takes a limb……

Away from your body

Adduction takes a limb……

Towards your bodyWhere would you find a

saddle joint?

Thumb

If your metatarsals are in your feet,

where are your metacarpals?

Wrist

What are your

phalanges?

The ends of your fingers

and toesWhat is the common name

for your sternum?

Breastbone

Your clavicle is attached to your…… (ha, ha)

Humerus

What are your ribs used for?

Protection

A freely movable joint also goes by

the name of……

A synovial joint

What is the function of the synovial fluid in synovial joints?

Lubrication

What connects bones at a

synovial joint?

Ligaments

Which is the largest bone in the human

body?

Femur

Where would you find a pivot joint?

Neck

What is a ligament?

Elastic tissue

Where would you find cartilage?

At the end of jointsWhat helps protect the knee joint?

Patella

How many bones make up the pelvic

girdle?

2

What do your vertebrae protect?

Spinal ColumnYour

scapula lies on the……

Back of your body

(shoulder blades)

If you were holding a pen

and rotated at the shoulder you would draw a……

Dot

If you were holding a pen and

circumducted at the shoulder you would draw a……

Circle

What bone lies above your ulna?