Skeletal System

What type of bones are used for protection like your ribs and your skull?

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

What type of bones are longer than they are wide?

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

What type of bones are your vertebrae and pelvic bone?

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

What type of bones are your carpals (finger bones)?

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

________ attach bones to one another?

• hinge joint

• ligaments

• ball and socket joint

• gliding joint

________ allow movement around a single axis, like the elbow

• hinge joint

• ligaments

• ball and socket joint

• gliding joint

________ allow movement across a single plane,

such as the many bones found in the wrist.

• hinge joint

• ligaments

• ball and socket joint

• gliding joint

________ not only allow movement around two axes for a circular motion,

but also a lot of movement on a third axis, such as your shoulder

• hinge joint

• ligaments

• ball and socket joint

• gliding joint

________ is the process where cartilage turns into bone

• hooks and pins

• cartilage

• ossification

• collagen

________ is the shock absorber of our skeletal system

• hooks and pins

• cartilage

• ossification

• collagen