
The Skeletal System introduction
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Mitzi Clark
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The Skeletal System
Introduction
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Axial skeleton: Central, supporting axis
Appendicular skeleton: Bones of the limbs, pelvic, and shoulder areas
The adult skeleton has 206 bones: the axial skeleton has 80 bones and the appendicular skeleton has 126 bones.
The surfaces of bones have surface markings (ridges, depressions, bumps, pores, and projections); these provide routes for blood vessels and nerves, surfaces for muscle attachment, and areas for joint formation
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The Skeleton
Axial skeleton: Central, supporting axis
Appendicular skeleton: Bones of the limbs, pelvic, and shoulder areas
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Multiple Choice
Which skeleton contains 206 bones?
Adult Skeleton
Axial skeleton
Appendicular
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Multiple Select
The appendicular skeleton
Includes bones of the legs
includes the shoulder
includes the spine
includes the pelvis
includes the skull
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Multiple Choice
Rounded knob usually fits into a fossa on another bone to form a joint
crest
Epicondyle
fossa
Condyle
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Multiple Choice
A flat surface is a
Facet
Fossa
Foramen
meatus
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Multiple Choice
The prominent, expanded end of a bone
process
Sulcus
Head
Trochanter
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A rough, raised bump, usually for muscle attachment
Tubercle
Tuberosity
meatus
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