Unit 1 – Skeletal System Study Guide
I.
Labeling the skeleton:
a. Can you label all 26 bones identified on the skeleton without a word bank?
b. Can you label the 2 joints circled on your skeleton?
II.
Functions of the Skeletal System:
a. How does the skeletal system allow for movement?
b. What does the skeletal system protect?
c. How does the skeletal system provide support?
d. What does the skeletal system store?
e. What is the function of the vertebral column, clavicle, pelvis and cranium?
III.
Types of Joints
a. Can you identify the four types of joints and an example of each?
IV.
Skeletal System Definitions
a. What does the prefix “osteo” mean?
i. Can you provide an example and a definition of a word that begins with
the prefix osteo?
b. What process does the word ossification refer to?
c. What is cartilage?
i. Where is cartilage located in the human body?
d. What are ligaments? What do they hold together and where?
V.
Problems with the Skeletal System
a. What is osteoporosis?
b. What is osteoarthritis?
c. What is rickets?
d. What is bowed-legs?
e. 3 Types of Fractures
i. Can you draw or describe a complete fracture?
ii. Can you draw or describe a compound fracture?
iii. Can you draw or describe a stress fracture?