Skeletal Review

Principles of Health Science

How many vertebrae are in the

cervical spine?

How many pairs of ribs do we have?

What is the name of the most distal

portion of the sternum?

What 2 bones make up the shoulder

girdle?

Which lower arm bone is found on the medial side?

What is another term for ‘wrist

bones’?

What is the weight-bearing bone of the

lower leg?

How many tarsal bones do we have?

What is the name of the procedure that

realigns or straightens a

fracture?

What is the name of the last step in

the healing of fractures?

What are the five functions of the skeletal system?

What are the 2 divisions of the

skeletal system?

What is the name of “areas where the

cranial bones have joined together”?

What are “openings in the bones that allow

nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone”?

What type of joint is ‘freely movable’?

Give an example of an amphiarthrosis

joint.

Name this bone

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Name this fracture

Name this fracture

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Bonus: Name the smallest bone

in the human body.