4.2 - 2016 Jan Q4
This question is about parts of the human skeleton.
(a) Draw one straight line from each part of the skeleton to the body organ that it protects. (3)
(a) Draw one straight line from each part of the skeleton to the body organ that it protects. (3)
(b) The pelvis is made up of several bones that meet at joints. One of these joints is labelled in the diagram.
(i) Describe how the joint found between the femur and the pelvis is different from the sacroiliac joint. (3)
(ii) The pelvis and femur are bones that form part of the appendicular skeleton.
Name two other bones that form part of the appendicular skeleton. (2)
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(iii) The femur is an example of a long bone. Draw a diagram of a section through a long bone. Label the compact bone, the spongy bone and the epiphysis. (4)
(ii) The pelvis and femur are bones that form part of the appendicular skeleton.
Name two other bones that form part of the appendicular skeleton. (2)
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(iii) The femur is an example of a long bone. Draw a diagram of a section through a long bone. Label the compact bone, the spongy bone and the epiphysis. (4)