Bio S3/ENS 4 (Human Anatomy and Physiology)

Name __________________________________

Activity 2 – The Skeletal System

List the name that corresponds to the numbered line. If appropriate, also answer the questions.

Right scapula Clavicle

A. ________________________ A. _________________________
B. ________________________ B. _________________________
C. ________________________ C. _________________________
D. ________________________
E. ________________________

Thoracic cage

A. _________________________________ F. ____________________________
B. _________________________________ G. ____________________________
C. _________________________________ H. ____________________________
D. _________________________________ I. ____________________________
E. _________________________________
 a. What markings on the scapula identify it as right or left?
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b. In what region is the scapula located? _______________________________________________

c. How do you differentiate between true, false, and floating ribs? Why are some ribs called true
ribs and others false ribs? What are floating ribs?
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The Humerus Radius and Ulna

1._____________________ 1. ____________________
2. _____________________ 2. ____________________
3. _____________________ 3. ____________________
4. _____________________ 4. ____________________
5. _____________________ 5. ____________________
6. _____________________ 6. ____________________
7. _____________________ 7. ____________________
8. _____________________ 8. ____________________
9. _____________________ 9. ____________________
10. ____________________

a. In what region is the humerus located? a. Name the bone

__________________________________ 1. _______________________
b. Give the function of (1) 2. _______________________
__________________________________ b. Where are these two bones located?
__________________________________ ________________________________
c. Give the function of (2) ________________________________
__________________________________ c. Which of these bones is medial?
__________________________________ ________________________________
6. How do you determine whether a humerus belongs on the right or left side?
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Bones of the wrist and hand

Total
Bone Number of
bones
1. ______________________ _______
2. ______________________ _______
3. ______________________ _______
4. ______________________ _______
5. ______________________ _______

6. With what bone do the carpals articulate proximately?

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The vertebrae (cervical, thoracic and lumbar)

A. Name the bones of the Vertebra column BParts of a typical vertebra

1. _________________________________ 1. ____________________________
2. _________________________________ 2. ____________________________
3. _________________________________ 3. ____________________________
4. _________________________________ 4. ____________________________
5.____________________________
6. __________________________
7. __________________________
a. How many of each vertebrae type are in the body and what are the distinctive features of each
type?
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b. What are the five regions of the vertebral column? How many bones are in each region? Why is
the alignment and curvature of these bones important for our posture?
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c. What are the names of the first two vertebrae in our spine? What about their shape is
important?
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Ox Coxae

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2
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3
5
4

1. ___________________________ 4. ________________________
2. ___________________________ 5. ________________________
3. ___________________________

a. What bones make up the pelvic girdle?

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b. How do the bony structures of a male pelvis differ from that of a female?
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The Femur Tibia and Fibula (label)

 A. (in order- from upper to lower lines) A. Name the bone (left) _____________
A.________________________ B. bone marking (left) ______________
B.________________________ C. Name the bone (right) ____________
C. ________________________ D. bone marking (right) _____________
D.________________________ E. Where are these two bones located?
E. ________________________ ________________________________
F. ________________________ F. Which one is lateral? _____________
G. ________________________ G. Name the bone with which they
H. ________________________ articulate distally?
I. _________________________

B. In what region of the body is the femur located?

_______________________________________
C. What markings on the femur identify is as right or left?
____________________________________________
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Ankle and Foot

1. ___________
1- ___________
2. ___________
2- ___________
3. ___________
3- ___________
4. ___________
4- ___________
5. ___________
5- ___________
6. ___________
6- ___________
7- ___________

Skull (lateral view)

Skull (frontal view)

Sutures

A. _____________________________
B. _____________________________
C. _____________________________
D. _____________________________
E. _____________________________

a. The suture between the frontal and parietal bones is the _______________________________
b. The suture between the two parietal bones is the _____________________________________
c. The suture between the occipital and parietal bones is the ______________________________
d. The suture between the temporal and parietal bones is the _____________________________
e. List the cranial sinuses
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f. What are the functions of the cranial sinuses? ________________________________________
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g. What is the largest foramen in the skull and why is it important? _________________________
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ACROSS DOWN

1. narrow junction between two bones 2. disease caused by lack of vitamin D

5. sharp, slender projection 3. opening in bone for nerve or blood
vessels, etc.
8. bone supporting the tongue 4. bone depression
12. ear bone referred to an anvil 6. bone forming the ridge of the nose
14. five unfused vertebrae in the lower back 7. knuckle-like prominence at an
articulation point
16. shoulder blade 9. small, rounded process
17. mature osteoblast 10. bone type that protects vital body
parts
19. connects the head to the rest of a long bone 11. ear bone referred to as a hammer
20. 12 vertebrae that connect with the ribs 13. longest bone of upper arm
22. small rounded bone 15. pulley-shaped process
23. perforating canals 18. single bone forming the back of the
cranium
26. bones that make up part of the orbit of the inner 20. network of interconnecting bone
sections
angle of the eye 21. zygomatic bone
28. forms the dense outer layer of the bone 24. furrow or groove
30. part of the sternum resembling the handle of a sword 25. tiny cavities between the lamellae
33. finger bones 27. shaft of long bone
39. long, tube-like passage of long bones 29. soft spot on a baby’s head
40. narrow ridge of bone 31. cells responsible for reabsorption of
bone
41. cavity within a bone 32. spongy bone
42. fibro vascular membrane covering a bone 34. breastbone
44. making blood cells 35. Haversian canal
46. shorter bone of the forearm 36. formation of bone by osteoblasts
47. flared portion at the ends of a long bone 37. ring of bone around the Haversian
canal
48. terminal enlargement of a bone 38. bone supporting the nasal cavity
structure
49. lines the medullary cavity of long bones 43. bone whose length exceeds its
width
45. ear bone referred to as stirrup

Answer the following question.

1. Why is the calcaneus a large strong bone?

2. Explain how aging affects bone and its supporting tissues.
3. Briefly explain the difference among an orthoptist, an orthopedist and a prosthetist.
4. Describe what a Doctor of Chiropractic or chiropractor does and training required to become
one.
5. what defect results from fusion failure of the maxillary bone? Why would it affect speech?