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43 divided into a tarsus consisting of 7 bones, metatarsus – 5 bones, and phalanges, which are 14 in number. The bones of the skeleton are connected together by the joints or by the car‑ tilages and ligaments. The bones consist of organic and inorganic substances. 33. Answer the questions. 1. What is the bony framework of the body called? 2. What is the function(s) of the bones? 3. What parts is the skeleton divided into? 4. The skull consists of two parts, doesn’t it? 5. What bones is the cranium formed by? 6. What cavities are there in the skull? 7. What do we call the central axis of the body? 8. Under what names are the vertebrae grouped? 9. What does the spinal column contain? 10. What is the chest composed of? 11. How many vertebrae form the coccyx? 12. Why do we say that lower and upper limbs are constructed after a common type? 13. What is the upper extremity attached to the trunk by? 14. What does the shoulder girdle consist of? 15. What bones are there in the upper extremity? 16. Why do we have 14 phalanges in the hand? 17. How many bones does the wrist have? 18. What is the pelvis composed of? 19. How is the lower extremity attached to the trunk? 20. What bones do the thigh and leg include? 21. How many bones does the foot have? 22. How are the bones connected together? 34. Match the groups of ribs with their descriptions. 1. true ribs a) three pairs of ribs are connected with each other and with the breastbone 2. false ribs b) two pairs of ribs are connected neither with the breastbone nor with other ribs 3. floating ribs c) seven pairs of ribs are connected with the breastbone 35. Complete the sentences: 1. The bones of the trunk are the …. 2. The spinal column consists of the …, …, …, … parts and the ….