Matching Pairs Bones Matching ActivityOnline version Questions, answers, terms and definitions relating to the skeletal system by Ashley Horton 1 What are the four types of bones? 2 What type of bone is your femur? 3 What type of bone is your skull? 4 What is an example of a short bone? 5 What is the function of the short bones? 6 How did irregular bones get their name? 7 Which type of bone supports the weight of your body? 8 What is the function of the flat bone? 9 Which type of bone protects your brain and heart? 10 What is an example of a flat bone? 11 What is the function of the long bone? 12 What type of bone is your spine? 13 What is an example of a long bone? 14 What is an example of an irregular bone? 15 What type of bone is your ankle? flat short, long, flat, and irregular long bones They support the weight of the body and help us move. spine, jaw bone skull, shoulder blade, ribs wrists, ankles femur, arms bone, fingers flat bones They provide stability and balance and some movement. irregular long short They are different shapes and don't fit in other categories. They provide protection to organs (brain and heart)