Bone Basics
There are this many bones in the human body...
What is 206?
The purpose of the skeletal system is...
What is to provide support, protect organs, and facilitate movement?
This connects muscle to bone in a joint
What are tendons?
There are 4 functions of the skin
What is protection, vitamin D production, water retention, and the maintenance of homestasis?
This is where the simple squamous epithelium is found in the body and its main function
Where: What is the lining of blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs?
Function: What is promoting diffusion and filtration?
There are 2 major divisions of the skeleton are called...
What is the axial and appendicular skeleton?
The name of the bone in the forearm on the same side as the pinky finger
What is the ulna?
The joint that allows for a wide range of motion and is often found in the shoulder and hip
What is a ball and socket joint?
This is the direction which skin cells grow
What is from the bottom up (starting from deepest layer and moving toward the surface)
This is a key characteristic of stratified squamous epithelium, and this is where it is commonly located
Characteristic: What are multiple layers of cells?
Location: What is the skin (epidermis) and lining of the oral cavity?
The names of bone-breaking cells and bone cells are...
What are osteoclasts and osteocytes?
Name the three main types of bones based on their shapes and provide an example of each.
What are long bones (e.g., femur), flat bones (e.g., scapula), and irregular bones (e.g., vertebrae)?
This type of joint is found in the skull between adjacent cranial bones
What is a sutural (fibrous) joint?
What are first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree burns?
This type of epithelial tissue lines the stomach and intestines, featuring cells with microvilli to enhance absorption
What is simple columnar epithelium?
This causes a hematoma and soft callous formation
What is a broken bone?
The bones make up the shoulder girdle
What are the scapula and clavicle?
The three classifications (with explanations) and examples are
What are immovable synarthrosis joints; what are skull joints?
What are slightly movable amphiarthrosis joints; what are back, teeth, and groin joints?
What are freely movable diarthrosis joints; what are arm and leg joints?
This is a derivative of cholesterol and a non-essential vitamin that be obtained from the sun
What is Vitamin D?
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cilia can be found here. Its primary function is...
Where: What is the respiratory tract (trachea)?
Function: What is moving mucus and trapped particles?
Bone develops directly from simple connective tissue without using a cartilage model during
What is intramembranous ossification?
The three parts of the small, flat bones in the center of the chest, commonly known as the breastbone, are known as
What are the Sternum, Xiphoid Process, and Menubrium?
In the human knee joint, this is the specific crescent-shaped cartilage that provides cushioning and stability between the femur and tibia
What is the meniscus?
The type of sweat glands are responsible for regulating body temperature by producing a watery secretion that evaporates to cool the skin
What are eccrine glands?
In these areas of the body, you would find transitional epithelium, and this is its special adaptation
Where: What is the urinary bladder and parts of the urethra?
Adaptation: What is the ability to stretch and recoil?