Skeletal System Anatomy Physiology

What is the function of the skeletal system?

• Protection and support

• Provide Shape

• Locomotive

• Blood cell formation

• Storage

Cortical bone is bone that is dense, hard and smooth

• True

• False

What are Splanchnic bones?

• Bones that attach to the spine

• Bones that develop in soft organs

Sesamoid bones are bones that are found within a tendon or ligament.

• True

• False

_____ joints are united by cartilage and allow little to no movement.

What bones contain fluid in the joint cavity and allow a wide range of movement?

• Wide joints

• Synovial joints

• Cartilaginous joints

• Cavity joints

Flexion increases the angle of the joint

• True

• False

Adduction is moving toward the midline

• True

• False

Protrusion / Retrusion refers to the movement of the:

• Spine

• Limb

• Jaw

• Hand

There are 2 parts to the skeletal system, the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton

• True

• False