Skeletal System Quiz

1) Types Of Bones:
         Long Bones
         Short Bones
         Flat Bones
         Sesamoid Bones
         Irregular Bones.

2) Types Of Joints:
         Synovial Joints
         Fibrous Joints
         Cartilagenous Joints.

3) Types Of Synovial Joints:
         Hinge Joints
         Pivot Joints
         Condyloid Joints
         Saddle Joints
         Ball & Socket Joints
         Gliding Joints.

4) The skeletal system serves as a structure for muscles to cling to and work off, and also to protect the vulnerable vital organs.

5) 3 Prominant bony structures on the body:
         Olecranon Process - tip of the Elbow (Humerous).
         Patella - front of knee, "floating" bone (not directly connected to another bone, only to two tendons, called patellar tendons).
         Greater Trochanter - top of femur, on the lateral side.