Bone Anatomy
Misc
Name That Bone
The Skull
Joints
100

This is the structural unit of bone. It has a cylindrical shape  

Osteons 

100

Give the three types of vertebrae 

cervical, thoracic, and lumbar  

100

This bone is the very tip of your fingertips. Be specific!

distal phalanges 

100

This bone makes up the forehead region

frontal bone

100
The disks in our spine that join vertebrae are an example of this type of joint

cartilaginous joint

200

This type of bone is found on the interior of the epiphysis and contains gaps and spaces  

spongy bone

200

Describe the motion of a ball and socket joint and give an example 

360 degrees, hip joint 

200

These bones make up the palm of your hand 

metacarpals 

200

This bone makes up the lower jaw

mandible 

200

What does a tendon connect 

muscle to bone 

300

Yellow bone marrow is found in this cavity

medullary cavity

300

name the 5 functions of bone

support, storage, protection, movement, blood production 

300

This bone makes up the heel

calcaneus

300

This bone makes up the cheekbone 

Zygomatic 

300

what does a ligament connect 

bone to bone

400

This is the term for the middle portion of bones 

diaphysis

400

Name the four categories of shapes we can group bones into and give an example of each 

Long - femur, short - carpals, flat- skull, irregular - vertebrae 

400

This bone is on the lateral side of your forearm 

radius 

400

This bone of the skull articulates with the C1 vertebrae 

occipital 

400

This type of cartilage coats the ends of bones in joins to make them more smooth 

articular cartilage 

500

This is the name of the cells within lacunae which make new bone

Osteocytes 

500

This is the anatomical term for your growth plate 

epiphysial plate

500

This is your shin bone 

tibia 

500

This suture of the skull connects the parietal and temporal bones 

squamous suture 

500

Cracking your knuckles stretches this membrane 

synovial membrane 

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