Human Anatomy I - Skeletal System Review

Practice flashcards for reviewing key concepts from the Human Anatomy I lecture on the skeletal system.

The human skeletal system consists mainly of __, __, __, and other connective tissues.

Bones, cartilage, ligaments

The five primary functions of the skeletal system include: support, storage, __, protection, and __.

blood cell production, leverage

Compact bone is also known as __ bone tissue.

cortical

The __ bone is the largest and heaviest long bone in the human body.

femur

The adult human skeleton comprises __ major bones.

206

The axial skeleton consists of the skull, vertebral column, and __ cage.

thoracic

Osteocytes are mature bone cells that maintain the __ matrix.

bone

__ bones are small, flat, and irregularly shaped bones located between the flat bones of the skull.

Sutural

The vertebral column is made up of __ vertebrae, with additional bones in infants.

26

The __ is a triangular bone formed by the fusion of five sacral vertebrae.

sacrum

The rib cage includes __ pairs of ribs that protect the heart and lungs.

12

The __ is the only movable bone of the skull apart from the auditory ossicles.

mandible

Each __ consists of five bones numbered I to V from the thumb to the little finger.

metacarpal

The __ of the lower limb connects to the acetabulum of the hip bone.

femur

Phalanges in the human foot consist of __ bones for each toe, except for the big toe, which has two.

three

Scoliosis is characterized by a __ curvature of the vertebral column.

lateral

The __ process of a rib articulates with the vertebra.

head

The appendicular skeleton consists of 126 bones in total, including the __ girdles and the limb bones.

pectoral and pelvic

Calcium and phosphate are primarily stored in the __ of the skeletal system.

bones

The inferior nasal conchae create turbulence in air passing through the __ cavity.

nasal

The primary skeletal divisions are the axial skeleton and the __ skeleton.

appendicular