What is the pointy bone on the posterior side of the vertebrae ?
spinous process
what joint allows you to flex and extend on both the medial and lateral axis?
hinge
what is the membrane-covered gap between the cranial bones of an infant's skull called?
fontanelles
what are the bone lining cells that provide structural units of compact bone?
osteons
what is the third step in repairing bones?
bony callus forms
what are the bones in your wrist called?
carpals
what joint holds your teeth in you mouth?
gomphose
occipital bone
what giant multinucleate cells functions in bone resorption?
osteoclasts
what is inside your pectoral girdle?
the clavicle and scapulae
How many vertebrae are in each section of your vertebral column?
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 1 sacrum,
What joints are nonmovable but flexible, and have plates of hyaline cartilage?
synchondroses cartilaginous joints
what bone directly attaches laterally to your maxilla bones?
Zygomatic bone
what cell tissue maintains bone matrix and acts as a stress or strain sensor?
osteocytes
what is the membrane that surrounds the bone and protects and feeds it?
the periosteum
What is the bone called that is located in your thigh?
femur
Condylar
what bone plate attaches superiorly and laterally to the occipital bone
parietal bone
osteoblasts
what percent of body mass does your skeleton contribute too?
20%
what bone connects distally to the femur?
tibia
what are the 3 names for the main joint groups?
fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial.
what is the bony canal that is located laterally to the temporal bone called?
external acoustic meatus
unspecialized stem cells in bone tissue that can divide and differentiate into bone-forming osteoblasts.
osteogenic
What 5 stages does epiphyseal plate cartilage progress through?
resting, proliferating, hypertrophic, calcification, ossification