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What is the scientific name of the 'jaw bone'?
Maxilla
Mandible
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The bones at the end of our fingers and toes are known as _______________.
Tarsals
The phalanges
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The scientific name for the skull is the _____________.
Cranium
Zygomatic process
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The scientific name of the collar bone is the ____________.
Scapula
Clavicle
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The vertebra is a gliding joint.
True
False
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The shoulder and hip are ball and socket joints.
True
False
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The forearm bone closest to the thumb is the __________.
Ulna
Radius
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Examples of a hinge joint are the elbow and knee.
True
False
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The cranium, ribs, scapula & pelvis are all classed as short bones.
True
False
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The bone that spans from the shoulder to the elbow is known as the ___________________.
Humerus
Ulna
Femur
Tibia
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Babies have more bones than adults.
True
False
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The carpals are your ankle bones.
True
False
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The vertebra is an irregular bone.
True
False
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The patella is commonly known as your knee cap.
True
False
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The tibia is the bigger bone of the lower leg.
True
False
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The scapula is commonly known as your shoulder blade.
True
False
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Long bones are longer than they are wide.
True
False
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An example of a pivot joint can be found in the forearm.
True
False
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An example of a saddle joint can be found in the thumb.
True
False
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A function of the skeletal system is to protect vital organs.
True
False