Skeletal System

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

What type of bones are longer than they are wide?

What type of bones are your vertebrae and pelvic bone?

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

________ attach bones to one another?

________ allow movement around a single axis, like the elbow

________ allow movement across a single plane,

such as the many bones found in the wrist.

________ 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

________ is the process where cartilage turns into bone

________ is the shock absorber of our skeletal system