BIO 271 - Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified
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BIO 271
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BIO 271
Functions of the skeletal system - ️️-Provide support and structure for the body
-Protection of soft organs (skull, ribcage, vertebrae, etc.)
-Hemopoiesis
-Storage site for minerals
-Provide attachment site for muscles to aid in locomotion and leverage
Midsagittal - ️️Vertical plane pa...
BIO 271 - Final Exam
Functions of the skeletal system - ✔️✔️-Provide support and structure for the body
-Protection of soft organs (skull, ribcage, vertebrae, etc.)
-Hemopoiesis
-Storage site for minerals
-Provide attachment site for muscles to aid in locomotion and leverage
Midsagittal - ✔️✔️Vertical plane passing through the center of the body dividing it into
equal right and left halves.
Frontal/coronal - ✔️✔️vertical plane passing through the body dividing it into anterior
and posterior parts.
transverse/horizontal - ✔️✔️perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes, cutting
the body into superior and inferior parts.
Sagittal - ✔️✔️Vertical plane passing through the body dividing it into unequal right and
left parts.
axial skeleton - ✔️✔️Bones in the main axis of the body. Bones of the skull, mandible,
vertebrae, sternum, ribs, and hyoid bone. Total of 80 bones.
appendicular skeleton - ✔️✔️Bones contained in the upper and lower extremities and
the limb girdles (pectoral and pelvic girdles). Total of 126 bones.
Pectoral girdle - ✔️✔️scapula and clavicle
pelvic girdle - ✔️✔️ilium, ischium, and pubis
long bones - ✔️✔️(L>W) femur, humerus, radius, clavicle, phalanges
short bones - ✔️✔️(L~W) most of the bones of the wrist (carpals) and ankle (tarsals).
flat bones - ✔️✔️bones of the skull, ribs, sternum, scapula
irregular bones - ✔️✔️vertebrae, calcaneus
sesamoid bones - ✔️✔️bones that form within tendons - patella, pisiform
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