Skeletal System Vocabulary

Name the center of your skeleton

• Pelvic girdle

• vertebral column

• patella

• femur

Name the type of joint that have little or no movement.

• movable

• immovable

• Ball and Socket

• Hinge

What makes up the vertebral column?

• tendons

• ligaments

• vertebrae

• cartilage

What is a joint?

• The place where 2 or more bones meet.

• A thin membrane that covers the surface of bone.

• A band of tissue that hold bones together.

• Connective tissue

Name the joint that makes up the elbows,knees, and fingers.

• Ball and Socket Joint

• Hinge joints

• Pivot Joint

• Gliding Joint

Turning the head is example of a ______________ joint.

• Ball and Socket Joint

• Hinge Joint

• Pivot Joint

• Gliding Joint

Legs and arms are examples of a __________________ joint.

• Ball and Socket Joint

• Hinge Joint

• Pivot Joint

• Gliding Joint

A living bone's surface is covered with a tough, tight-fitting membrane called the _________________________.

• periosteum

• cartilage

• marrow

• compact bone

What are the ends of bone covered with that helps reduce friction when two bones are rubbed together?

• periosteum

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

A tough band of tissue that holds bones together at the joint are called a __________________________.

• tendon

• cartilage

• periosteum

• ligament