Vocabulary/ miscellaneous
Skeletal system functions
Support, protection, storage, movement
Llium and Ischium/hook and pin
Pelvis
Thin, flattened, & curved bone
Flat bone
Moves in all directions
Ball and Socket
Turns bone tissue into bone
Firm flexible tissue
Cartilage
lower jaw in a bovine
Mandible
Marshmallow shaped bone, lacks marrow cavity
Short bones
Bends and straightens in one direction
Hinge
Forms and creates collagen
Osteoblasts
tissue connects bone to bone
Ligaments
attached to a pair of ribs and forms the wither
Thoracic region
Complex, jagged shaped bone
Irregular bone
Rotational joint
Pivot
Breaks down damaged tissue
Osteoclasts
Region contains ribs, vertebrae, skull, & sternum
Large, flat triangular bone
Scapula
Longer than wide, contains marrow cavity
long bones
Flat bones that glide on each other
Plane joint
Bone tissue formation
Osteogenesis
Produces red & white blood cells
Bone marrow
Two bones fused to prevent rotation
Radius & Ulna
Small, seed shaped bones
Sesamoid bones
Moves back and forth and side to side
Saddle joint
Provides signals for bone growth
osteocytes