Koder- Johnson-Marusik Name: ______Period: ______Date: ______Lab Activity #4.1: Overview of the Skeletal System

1. What are the two subdivisions of the skeleton?

2. List some bones which would be considered part of the axial skeleton, and be part of the appendicular skeleton.

Axial Skeleton Appendicular Skeleton

3. What are the four body structures that are included in the skeletal system?

4. What are some major functions of the skeletal system?

5. What are the most important minerals that are stored by bones?

6. What is the total number of bones in the adult skeleton?

7. Fill out the chart regarding the four bone classifications.

Description of Shape Example of Bone in Body

Long

Short

Flat

Irregular 8. Explain the following bone markings.

Processes that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment: a. Tuberosity:

b. Crest:

c. Trochanter:

d. Tubercle:

e. Epidondyle:

Processes that help to form joints: f. Ramus:

g. Condyle:

h. Head:

Depressions and openings that allow blood vessels and nerves to pass: i. Meatus:

j. Sinus:

k. Fossa:

l. Fissure:

m. Foramen:

9. What are the three major parts of the axial skeleton?

10. What are the two sets of bones of the skull, and what are their functions?

11. What joins most of the bones together in the skull?

12. What opening is on the bottom of the skull that allows the spinal cord to connect to the brain? In what bone of the skull is the opening located? 13. What is the largest facial bone?

14. What is unique about the hyoid bone? Where is it located at?

15. What are some special characteristics of the fetal skull?

16. What are the special names of the first and second vertebrae?

17. What separates single vertebrae? What type of connective tissue are these separators made of?

18. Look at image 5.15 in your book. Give a description of each of the following spinal curvatures.

a. Scoliosis:

b. Kyphosis:

c. Lordosis:

19. What is the nickname of the coccyx?

20. What is the nickname of the sternum?

21. Fill in the following chart about ribs.

Total Number of 2 Categories of Number of Pairs Attachment to Sternum Rib Pairs: Ribs

False Ribs:

True Ribs: