Long Bones
This is the outer covering of the long bone:
What is the periosteum
The 2nd largest bone of the skeletal system which attaches the scapula to form a ball and socket joint.
What is the humerus
What is a hinge joint
This condition is triggered by the wearing down the cartilage in a joint.
The axial skeleton includes fused bones that form the...
What is the skull
The shaft of a long bone is called this.
What is the diaphysis
The ribs, thoracic vertebrae, and this bone protect the organs of the thoracic cavity.
What is the sternum
2 areas of the body that are held together by ball-and-socket joints
What are the shoulder and the hip
A child with lymphocytic leukemia has a low red blood cell count. This function of the skeletal system is impaired.
What is hemopoiesis
These are the types of bone marrow.
What are red and yellow
The inner lining of a long bone is called this
What is endosteum
The term CRANIO means this.
What is skull
What is compound
A gymnast's calcium level is low and she has suffered from recent fractures. This function of the skeletal system is impaired.
The appendicular skeleton includes the:
What are the ribs/sternum
Bone forming cells are called this.
What are osteoblasts
This is also referred to as the lower jaw.
What is the mandible
Someone was in an auto accident and has extreme pain and immobility in the lower left leg. There is bruising but no open wound. The person likely has this type of fracture
What is Simple
A grandmother suffered a fracture and complains that she is shorter than all her sisters. She used to be the tallest. This disorder would explain this condition.
What is osteoporosis
Major organs of the body are located within the skull, ribs, and pelvis. The function that the skeleton system performs here is...
What is protection
This function of long bone is related to the production of healthy blood cells.
What is Hemopoiesis
The wrist is composed of these 8 small bones arranged in 2 rows and held together by ligaments.
Carpals
The suture lines in the adult cranium form this type of joint
What is synarthrosis
A patient presenting with uneven posture caused by an abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine will most likely be diagnosed with this
What is scoliosis
The canal in a long bone that contains the marrow is called this
What is the medullary cavity