Skeletal
The shaft of long bones is called
diaphysis
the vertebrae the are located at the wrist are
lumbar
this fracture usually occurs in younger kids, the bone bends and cracks but does not go through the skin
green stick
the skeletal system is responsible for the production of
red blood cells
The yellow material in bones that produced red blood cells, platelets, and some white blood cells is the
red marrow
the first seven pairs of ribs are called
true ribs
a side to side or lateral curvature of the spine is
scoliosis
the tibia is an example of a
long bone
The membrane that lined the medullary canal is the
endosteum
areas where two or more bones are joined together are called
joints
a freely movable joint such as a shoulder or a hip
diarthosis
the vertebrae are a part of the
axial skeleton
spaces or soft spots in the cranium that allow for the enlargement of the skull as brain growth occurs are
fontanels
an inflammation of small, fluid filled sacs surrounding the joints is
bursitits
a fracture caused when bone fragments or splinters into two or more pieces
comminuted
what type of joints connects the parietal bones to the temporal bone
suture
areas where the cranial bones have joined together are
sutures
a bone break that pierces or ruptures through the skin is a
compound fracture
The bones function as levers in coordination with what other body systems
muscular
bursitis usually affects
joints