Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

What is the axial skeleton made up of?

• skull, ribs, vertebrae

• Skull, ribs, vertebrae, clavicle

• Skull ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

• Skull, sternum, spine

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

How many bones make up the skull?

• 15

• 23

• 11

• 22

What shaped bones make up the vertebrae?

• long bones

• irregular bones

• short bones

• flat bones

True or false, the vertebrae starts at the base of the skull and continues to the pelvis.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

How many pairs of ribs are there, and also what is the total number of bones in the ribs?

• 12 pairs, 24 bones total

• 12 pairs, 25 bones total

• 10 pairs, 20 bones total

• 11 pairs, 22 bones total

What organs do the ribs protect?

• Heart, lungs, and other vital

  organs

• Heart, lungs, stomach

• Heart, large intestine, lungs

• Heart and lungs

True or false, the appendicular skeleton is only responsible for allowing us to stand up straight.

• true

• false

What body parts make up the upper division in the appendicular skeleton?

• Shoulder, arms, hands, head, neck

• Everything from the waist up makes up the upper

  division

• Shoulder, arms, wrist, hands,

  fingers

• Arms, wrist, hands, fingers