Bones
Vocabulary
Disorders
General Features of Bone
That-word-that-begins-with-"M"-that-I-can't-spell category
100
How many bones are in the adult human body?
What is 206 bones?
100
"... a place where two bones come together."
What is the definition of a joint or articulation?
100
Giantism?
What is the disorder causes an individual to grow abnormally tall?
100
Red and Yellow bone marrow
What are the two types of marrow found in bones?
100
A female's pelvis is lighter than a male's. The female pelvis is wider, for childbirth. Stuff like that :)
Name a general difference between a male's pelvis and a female's pelvis.
200
12 pairs
How many rib pairs does the rib cage have?
200
Depression
What does the term "fossa" mean?
200
Rickets
What disorder/disease causes a growth deformation resulting poor diet?
200
Diaphysis
What is the central shaft between the two epiphysis of the long bones?
200
The Neck
What is the name of the structure between the head and the Greater trochanter of the femur.
300
Spheniod
What is the name of the bone that resembles a butterfly? (Hint: It's on the face)
300
Lacunae
Where are the osteocytes located within the bone. (Hint: It's the little spaces where they live)
300
Osteomalacia BONUS NOTE: This disease can result during, say, pregnancy, when the fetus needs a large amount of calcium to grow.
What is the name of the disease that would cause the bones to become soft because a lack of vitamin D to absorb the calcium?
300
Maxilla Zygomatic Palatine Nasal Inferior Nasal Concha Lacrimal Mandible Vomer
Name five of the seven facial bones.
300
Support, Protection, Movement, Storage, and/or Blood cell production.
What is name four of the five functions that the Skeletal System provides.
400
The ilium, the ischium and the pubis
What are the three bones that make up the coxae?
400
Calcitonin
This hormone, secreted from the thyroid gland, decreases osteoclast activity and, in turn, decreases blood calcium levels.
400
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
What is this disease/disorder? This result is from the gradual "wear and tear" of a joint that happens with older individuals. (Hint: It's three words)
400
Coxa Femur Tibia Fibula Patella Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges
Name all the bones in the lower half of the body. (Doesn't have to be specific ex: Humerus, clavicle, etc)
400
There are 8 carpals: Scaphoid Hamate Lunate Capitate Triquetrum Trapezoid Pisiform Trapezium 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
How many carpals are there? Name four. Also, how many phalanges are in each digit?
500
26 bones make up the Vertebral Column Cervical = 7 bones Thoracic = 12 bones Lumbar = 5 bones Sacrum = 1 bone Coccyx = 1 bone
How many bones make up the Vertebral Column, and how many bones are in each section of the vertebral column. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
500
Kyphosis = is an abnormal posterior curvature of the spine, mostly thoracic region, resulting in a hunchback condition.
What is a loose definition of "Kyphosis"?
500
Gout is an increase in uric acid in the body. BONUS NOTE: Uric acid is a waste product, which can accumulate as crystals in various tissues. :D
What is Gout?
500
Hole = Foraman Tunnel = Canal, mestus Cleft = Fissure Cavity = Sinus
What are the scientific for each of these words? Hole = Tunnel = Cleft = Cavity =
500
Synovial joint Plane/gliding joint Saddle joint Hinge joint Pivot joint Ball-and-socket joint Ellipsoid/condyloid joint
What is the name of the most freely moveable joint and its six sub categories?
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