5.3 - Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

Is this the axial or appendicular skeleton?

• Axial
• Appendicular

Is this the axial or appendicular skeleton?

• Axial
• Appendicular

Which bone is not part of the axial skeleton

• Ribs
• Sacrum
• Clavicle
• Vertebrae

Which bone is not part of the appendicular skeletal system?

• Femur
• Pelvis
• Humerus
• Sacrum

Bones of the arms and legs, such as the humerus, femur, and tibia are part of which skeleton?

• Axial
• Appendicular

Bones in the center of the body, such as the vertebrae, skull, and sternum are part of which skeleton?

• Axial
• Appendicular

What is the function of the skull?

• Only helps protect the nerves to the brain

• Helps protect the entire spinal cord and brain

• Helps protect the brain

• Helps protect the spinal cord

What shaped bones make up the vertebrae?

• long bones

• irregular bones

• short bones

• flat bones

What is the function of the vertebrae?

• Protects the spinal cord and is

  a channel for nerves

• Protects the spinal cord

• Protects the spinal cord and is a channel for

  blood vessels

• Only used for structure

What organs do the ribs protect?

• Heart, lungs, and other vital

  organs

• Heart, lungs, stomach

• Heart, large intestine, lungs

• Heart and lungs