Axial Skeleton Bones
Frontal, temporal, occipital
What are cranial bones?
Carpal bones are found in this joint
What is the wrist?
This type of cell breaks down bone
What is an osteoclast?
What is chondro?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar
Tarsal bones are found in this joint
This type of cartilage can be found covering the ends of long bones
Number of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
What is 7, 12, 5?
These two bones comprise the shoulder girdle, connecting the humerus to the axial skeleton
Excessive thoracic curvature of the spine is called this
What is kyphosis?
This structure which is part of the sphenoid bone, houses the pituitary gland.
What is the sella turcica?
The shaft of a long bone is called this
What is the diaphysis?
Excessive curvature of lumbar vertebrae is called this
What is lordosis?
The foramen magnum, an opening in THIS bone, allows the spinal cord to enter the cranial cavity and connect to the brainstem
Metacarpals are found in the _______
Excessive lateral curvature of the spine is called this
What is scoliosis?