Skeletal System

What is the scientific name of the 'jaw bone'?

• Maxilla

• Mandible

The bones at the end of our fingers and toes are known as _______________.

• Tarsals

• The phalanges

The scientific name for the skull is the _____________.

• Cranium

• Zygomatic process

The scientific name of the collar bone is the ____________.

• Scapula

• Clavicle

The vertebra is a gliding joint.

• True

• False

The shoulder and hip are ball and socket joints.

• True

• False

The forearm bone closest to the thumb is the __________.

• Ulna

• Radius

Examples of a hinge joint are the elbow and knee.

• True

• False

The cranium, ribs, scapula & pelvis are all classed as short bones.

• True

• False

The bone that spans from the shoulder to the elbow is known as the ___________________.

• Humerus

• Ulna

• Femur

• Tibia