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Which bone offers protection to the brain?
Cranium
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Where is the clavicle located?
Where the
collarbone
is
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What sits centrally of the ribs?
The
sternum
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Which bone is located in the upper arm?
Humerus
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What are the two bones in the lower arm?
Radius
and
ulna
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Which bone in the lower arm sits on top?
Radius
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Which bone in the lower arm sits underneath?
Ulna
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What are the bones in the wrist called?
Carpals
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Where are metacarpals located?
Middle of the
hand
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What are the bones in the fingertips called?
Phalanges
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What is another name for the scapula?
Shoulder blade
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What is the long bone in the upper leg?
Femur
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What is the bone in the knee called?
Patella
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Which bone is the thicker of the two in the lower leg?
Tibia
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Which bone in the lower leg sits just on the outside?
Fibula
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What is the bone in the ankle called?
Talus
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What are the bones that sit just below the ankle at the top of the foot called?
Tarsals
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Where are the metatarsals located?
Middle of the
foot
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Where are phalanges located in the foot?
At the very end (
toes
)
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How many different types of bone are there?
Four
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Which type of bone offers protection to major organs?
Flat
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What is the function of long bones?
Gross movements
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What are gross movements?
Large,
forceful
movements
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What type of movements are short bones used for?
Small,
precise
movements
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Where can irregular bones be found?
Vertebrae
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What are irregular bones important for?
Structure, stability,
spinal cord
protection
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What are the six functions of the skeletal system?
Movement
Protection
Structural shape
Support
Mineral storage
Blood cell production
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Where are blood cells produced?
Inner
bone marrow
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What do white blood cells do?
Fight
infection
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What do red blood cells do?
Carry
oxygen
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What do tendons attach?
Muscle
to
bone
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What is the role of tendons?
To help produce
movement
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What do ligaments attach?
Bone
to bone
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What is the role of ligaments?
Gives joints greater
stability
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What does the synovial membrane produce?
Synovial fluid
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What is the role of synovial fluid?
Lubricates the
joints
, reduces friction
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What is a bursa?
A
fluid-filled
sac
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What does a bursa contain?
Synovial fluid
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What is the role of a bursa?
Helps ease
movement
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Where is cartilage situated?
End of
bones
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