Bones
This is found in the spongy bone at the ends of the long bones (epiphysis):
Red marrow
The conversion of cartilage to bone is called
Ossification
On the skeleton model, point to and name a projection that is rounded, knoblike and separated from the rest of the bone by the “neck”.
Head
The superior portion of the sternum is a roughly triangular _______________ that joins laterally on the right and left with a clavicle. Name and point to on the skeleton
manubrium
Point to and name the longest and strongest bone in the body:
Femur
Bones store salts of this mineral
Calcium
Cells that produce bone tissue are called:
Osteoblasts
The bone that contains the manubrium and xiphoid process is the. Point to it.
A malleolus is found on the (make up your ankle bones)
tibia and fibula
When a dancer points his toes, his foot is performing the movement called
plantar flexion
The long narrow shaft of the long bone is called
Diaphysis
The softer type of connective tissue that most bones later develop from, makes up most of the embryonic skeleton:
Cartilage
On the skeletal model, point to and name a cavity or hollow space, most commonly, an air-filled chamber.
Sinus
Point to and name the inferior end of the sternum, give an important need for location of this landmark.
xiphoid process – used as landmark for CPR to locate region for chest compressions
This bone lies on the medial side of the forearm in line with the little finger. Name it and point to it on the skeleton model
Ulna
Red marrow manufactures ______________
blood cells
Bone-forming centers that develop across the ends of the bones, they are the point from which growth occurs through childhood and into the early 20s
epiphyseal plates
On the skeletal model, point to and name the nonweight bearing bone of the lower extremity, lateral bone that makes up the lower part of your le.
Fibula
The shoulder girdle consists of which two bones?
Name them and point to them on the skeleton model.
clavicle and scapula
A sharp projection from the surface of a bone is called a/an
spine
Yellow marrow is found chiefly in the:
central cavities of the long bones(diaphysis)
A type of cell found in the bone that is responsible for the process of resorption (breakdown of bone tissue):
Osteoclasts
On the skeletal model, point to and name the immovable joint of the skull:
Suture
Name the 5 regions of the vertebral column:
1. Cervical, 2. Thoracic, 3. Lumbar,
4. Sacral, 5. Coccygeal
The bone of the lower jaw is the ____________..covered by what muscle?
mandible; masseter