Make-up
What are the two types of bone?
Spongy and compact
What bone makes up the lower jaw?
Mandible
This long bone makes up the upper arm
Humerus
This is the longest and strongest bone in the body
Femur
The first 7 pairs of ribs in the human body
True ribs
What constructs new bone tissue?
Osteoblasts
What bone makes up the forehead?
Frontal
This bone connects from your elbow to the carpals on the thumb side
Radius
This bone bears most of the weight when standing or moving in the lower leg
Tibia
The 8th=10th pairs of ribs
False ribs
What destroys old or damaged bone tissue?
Osteoclasts
The back of your head is called what?
This bone connects from the elbow to the carpals on the pinky side of your wrist
Ulna
This bone can be splintered if an avulsion fracture of the ankle occurs
Fibula
The flat bone in the middle of your chest
Sternum
What are the 4 main categorizations of bones to describe shape?
Long, short, flat, irregular
The zygomatic bones
This bone connects the sternum to the humerus
Clavicle
This bone is the remnant of our tailbone
Coccyx
What does the L in L3 vertebrae stand for?
Lumbar
What are bone cells called?
Osteocytes
The bone that makes up the roof of your mouth is?
Palatine bone
This bone forms a girdle with the humerus and clavicle
Scapula
The scientific name for the hips
Coxal, Ilium, pelvis
What is the very tip of the sternal body called?
Xiphoid process