Ch. 7.4 Skeletal System
Scapulas
shoulder bones
Tarsals
ankle bone of the leg
Sinuses
air spaces in the bones of the skull that act as resonating chambers for the voice
Tibia
larger weight bearing bone of the lower leg commonly referred to as the shin bone
Skeletal System
made of organs called bones
Ulna
larger bone of lower arm with a projection called the olecranon process at its upper end that forms the elbow
Sternum
last bone of the axial skeleton; composes of 3 different parts: manubrium, gladiolus, and the xiphloid
Vertebrae
spinal column composed of 26 bones
Sutures
areas where the cranial bones have joined together
Yellow Marrow
contains cells that form leukocytes or white blood cells