Ch. 7.3 Key Terms
What is scapulas?
scapulas (shoulder bones). The scapulas provide for attachment of the upper arm bones.
What is tarsals?
tarsals (ankle)
What is sinuses?
Sinuses are air spaces in the bones of the skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice.
What is tibia?
tibia (the larger weight-bearing bone of the lower leg commonly called the shin bone)
What is skeletal system?
skeletal system is made of organs called bones.
What is ulna?
ulna (larger bone of lower arm with a projection called the olecranon process at its upper end, forming the elbow)
What is sternum?
the breastbone
What is vertebrae?
The spinal column is composed of 26 bones called vertebrae
What is sutures?
Sutures are areas where the cranial bones have joined together.
What is yellow marrow?
the type of bone marrow that consists primarily of fat cells