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| Question | Answer |
| What is A? | Skull |
| What is P? | Carpals |
| What is E? | Lumbar Vertebrae |
| What is V? | Fibula |
| What is I? | Collar bone |
| What is the purpose of bones? | Support for the body Leverage for muscles to attach to To protect major organs To store minerals Blood cell production in the bone marrow. |
| What major organs do bones protect? | The skull protects the brain And The ribs protect the lungs and heart |
| What minerals are stored in bones? | Hydroxyapatite- Calcium and phosphorite Also small traces of magnesium, sodium and bicarbonate. |
| What is Osteoporosis? | Osteoporosis is when someone has a lack of calcium in their bones. This can cause the bones to become brittle meaning breaks are more common. |
| How many types of bones are there? And What are they called? | 5 Long, Short, flat, irregular, Sesamoid |
| What is an example of a long bone? | Humerus, Tibia, Femur |
| What is an example of a Sesamoid bone? | Your knee cap |
| What is an example of a flat bone? | Ribs, pelvis, cranium, sternum |
| What is an example of a short bone? | Carpals and tarsals |
| What is an example of a irregular bone? | Vertebrae and mandible |
| What type of bone is the patella? | Sesamoid |
| What type of bone is the fibula? | Long |
| What type of bone is the ulna and radius? | The Ulna and Radius are long bones. |
| What is the clavicle and is it a long, short or irregular bone? | The clavicle (collar bone) is a short bone. |
| What type of bone is the pelvis? | The pelvis is a flat bone. |
| What type of bone is the sternum? | The sternum is also a flat bone. |
| What is the sacrum and what type of bone is it? | The sacrum is in between your Lumbar vertebrae and your coccyx or tail bone therefore meaning that it is irregular. |
| What letter is the Scapula? | The Scapula is letter J on the diagram. |
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