Bones of the Skeletal System

Identify the bone in the picture

• tibia
• femur
• fibula
• pelvis

Identify the bone in the picture

• cranium
• ribs
• mandible
• vertebrae

Bones that have complex shapes are called...

• Flat bones

• Irregular bones

• Sesamoid bones

• Long bones

Bones of the wrist could be classified as 

• Short Bones
• Long Bones
• Irregular Bones
• Flat Bones

What is the function of irregular bones?

• To protect internal organs

• To protect tendons

• To provide strength

• To produce minerals

Bones that have complex shapes are called...

• Flat bones

• Irregular bones

• Sesamoid bones

• Long bones

What is the main function of the Flat bones.

• To absorb nutrients.

• To help bone mobility.

• To connect muscles to bones.

• To flatten everything.

Which of the following are Long bones?

• Humurus

• Filanges

• Ulna

• Vertabrea

The skeleton provides a rigid framework that supports the body and protects the internal organs.

• False
• True

The axial skeleton includes the appendages or forelimbs and hindlimbs in terrestrial vertebrates (arms and hands; legs and feet in humans), as well as two supporting girdles.

• True
• False