Science 1080 Test

As a person grows, certain bones fuse, or grow together, so that by the time the person is fully grown , he will have about ______.

206

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. Psalm 119:2

_______ at the ends of long bones helps provide smooth, flexible movement and keeps bones from wearing away.

Cartilage

Minerals are carried by blood vessels through the _____ canal network to the bone tissue.

Haversian

The largest movable joints in the skeleton are _______ joints.

ball and socket

The skull surrounds and protects our most complex organ- the _______.

brain

The bony layer under the periosteum contains the hard mineral _______.

calcium

The eight ______ bones of the wrist connect the lower forearm to the hand.

carpal

A newborn baby's skeleton has over 300 bones, some of which are made of soft ______ and are flexible.

cartilage

The ______ protects the brain, eyes, and inner ears.

cranium

_______ bones compose parts of the skull, rib cage, and shoulder and pelvic girdles.

flat

The pivot joint, formed by the atlas and the axis, allows the _____ to turn from side to side.

head

The knee and elbow are _____ joints and move in only one direction.

hinge

The fused bones of the skull, sternum, and tailbone form ______ joints.

immovable

The vertebral column, or backbone, is made up of a group of short, thick ______ bones called vertebrae.

irregular

The humerus, ulna, and radius of the arm and the femur. tibia, and fibula of the leg are ______ bones that help move the body about easily.

long

Red ______ manufactures both red and white blood cells.

marrow

The ______ form the part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

metacarpals

The _____ are located between the tarsals and toe bones, or phalanges.

metatarsals

______ contract, or shorten, and relax, or lengthen, to move the bones.

muscles

The vertebral column begins at the base of the skull and reaches down below the waist to the _______ girdle.

pelvic

The outer covering of bones is a tough, thin membrane called the _______.

periosteum

________ or finger bones, are connected by hinge joints that enable us to pick up of hold on to things.

phalanges

The two long bones of the foreman are the ______ and the _____.

radius and ulna

The _____ forming the thoracic cavity surround and protect the heart and lungs.

ribs

The _____, or shoulder blades, and the clavicles, or collarbones, form the shoulder girdle.

scapulas

The wrists, ankles, hands, and feet have _____ bones.

short

The human body has an inner frame of bone called the ______.

skeleton

The pairs of true ribs attach to the thoracic vertebrae in the back and curve around to the front of the thoracic cavity where they attach directly to the _______.

sternum

The femur is the longest, largest, and _______ bone in the body.

strongest

The largest _____ bone is the heel bone.

tarsal

The thicker long bone of the lower leg is the shinbone, or _______.

tibia

God designed humans to walk ______ so that our hands are free to do His will.

upright