HBS - Bone Quiz Study Guide

What are the bones that form your wrist called?

Carpal

What bone forms your collarbone?

Clavicle

What is the name of the thigh bone?

Femur

What is the thin bone positioned alongside the shin called?

Fibula

What is the front part of the brain's protective bone called?

Frontal Bone

What is the long bone of the upper arm known as?

Humerous

What is the largest and strongest bone in the face that forms the lower part of the jaw?

Mandible

What bones form the upper part of the jaw?

Maxilla

What are the bones of the palm known as?

Metacarpals

What bones are situated as five long bones in the midfoot?

Metatarsals

What bones form the sides and top of the head?

Parietal Bone

What is the bone located at the back of the brain?

Occipital Bone

What is another name for the kneecap?

Patella

What structure do the bones that form the hip constitute?

Pelvic Girdle

What are the bones of your fingers and toes collectively called?

Phalanges

What is the name of the long bone in the forearm that aligns with the thumb?

Radius

What structure is formed by the bony frame surrounding the chest?

Rib Cage

What are the shoulder blades referred to as?

Scapula

What is the bone that forms the central base of the cranium?

Sphenoid

What is the name of the bone in the middle of the chest?

Sternum

What are the seven short bones located in the foot near the ankle called?

Tarsals

What is the bone that forms the side of the skull?

Temporal

What is the shin bone referred to as?

Tibia

What is the bone in the forearm that aligns with the pinkie called?

Ulna

What is the other term for the spine?

Vertebral Column

What bone is located in the upper side of the face and forms the cheek and part of the eye socket?

Zygomatic

What is the robust and heavy structure of bone called?

Compact Bone

What type of bone has a soft and smooth structure?

Spongy Bone

What is the definition of a long bone?

A bone that is long and consists of a shaft and two ends.

What is a short bone?

A bone that is roughly shaped as a cube.

What is an irregular bone?

A bone that doesn't fit any of the bone descriptions.

What characterizes a flat bone?

A bone that's flat.

Where are blood or white cells produced?

Yellow Marrow

What is the middle section of a long bone called?

Diaphysis

What is the end of a long bone referred to as?

Epiphysis

What does the metaphysis refer to?

Middle section of the end bones.

What is the periosteum?

Layer of fibrous tissue that covers the bone.

What is the hollow part of the bone called?

Medullary

What characterizes the female pelvis?

Wide and shorter structure.

How is the male pelvis characterized?

Narrow and taller structure.