Bone Basics
Baby
The long bone in your upper arm
the humerus
The femur is an example of what type of bone because it is longer than it is wide?
A long bone
The light inner layer of the bone
Spongey bone
This is the place where two or more bones meet
Joints
How many bones does an adult have?
206
This bone protects your brain
the skull
The bones in your wrist are what shape bone? long, short, irregular, flat, or sesamoid
Short bone
Where your blood is made
Bone marrow
This is otherwise known as the collarbone
The clavicle
The longest and strongest bone in the body
The femur
This bone is in your jaw
The mandible
The bones in your skull are mostly this shape - long, short, irregular, flat, or sesamoid
Flat
The tough outer layer of the bone
Compact bone
This is otherwise known as the shoulder blade
The scapula
what does red bone marrow do?
Make blood
The two bones in your lower arm
The tibia and fibula
Vertebrae are an example of what shape bone - long, short, irregular, flat, or sesamoid
Irregular
Part of the bone that fuses as you age
Growth plates
This is the smallest bone in the human body
The stapes
What does yellow bone marrow do?
Store fat
The bone located in the front of your knee
The patella
The patella is an example of what type of bone - long, short, irregular, flat, or sesamoid
Sesamoid
calcium and phosphorus
These are the two cells that eat old bone and the repair it
osteoblasts and osteoclasts