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  • What is the main focus of the video?
    Major bones of the skeletal system
  • What is the common name for the cranium?
    Skull
  • How many bones make up the cranium?
    About 22 bones
  • What type of bones primarily make up the cranium?
    Flat bones
  • What is the function of the cranium?
    To protect the brain
  • What is the proper name for the collarbone?
    Clavicle
  • What bones make up the shoulder girdle?
    Clavicle and scapula
  • What is the name of the bone that runs down the middle of the chest?
    Sternum
  • How do the ribs connect to the sternum?
    Via cartilage
  • What is the common name for the vertebral column?
    Spine
  • What is the name of the bone in the upper arm?
    Humerus
  • Why is the humerus sometimes called the funny bone?
    Because of its name similarity
  • What are the small bones in the wrist called?
    Carpals
  • What are the bones called that extend from the carpals to the fingers?
    Metacarpals
  • What are the bones in the fingers called?
    Phalanges
  • What are the two bones in the lower arm?
    Ulna and radius
  • Which bone ends on the thumb side of the lower arm?
    Radius
  • What is the term for the bones of the pelvis?
    Pelvis
  • What is the longest and strongest bone in the human body?
    Femur
  • What is the proper term for the kneecap?
    Patella
  • What is the function of the patella?
    To protect the knee
  • What are the two bones in the lower leg?
    Tibia and fibula
  • Which bone carries most of the body's weight in the lower leg?
    Tibia
  • What is the function of the fibula?
    Supports the tibia
  • What are the bones in the foot called?
    Tarsals
  • What are the bones leading out from the tarsals called?
    Metatarsals
  • What are the bones in the toes called?
    Phalanges
  • How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?
    206 bones
  • Why do babies have more bones than adults?
    Some bones are unfused
  • What are the two categories of the skeleton?
    Axial and appendicular
  • What is the axial skeleton primarily responsible for?
    Protection of critical organs
  • How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
    80 bones
  • What is the primary function of the axial skeleton?
    Protection, not movement
  • What bones are included in the axial skeleton?
    Cranium, vertebral column, ribs, sternum
  • What is the appendicular skeleton responsible for?
    Movement of the body
  • How many cervical vertebrae are there?
    Seven cervical vertebrae
  • How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
    Twelve thoracic vertebrae
  • How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
    Five lumbar vertebrae
  • What is the classification for cervical vertebrae?
    C1 to C7
  • What is the classification for thoracic vertebrae?
    T1 to T12