Muscles
Name the 3 types of muscles in the body.
Cardiac, Skeletal, & Smooth
Name the forearm bone that is on the same side as the thumb?
Radius
Name the largest long bone in the body.
Femur
What is the hard outer layer of bone called?
Compact bone
What connects bone to bone?
Ligaments
Which type of muscle tissue is multi- nucleated?
Skeletal
Name the bone that connects to your humerus & scapula to make up your shoulder joint.
Clavicle
Ulna
Name the inner, less-dense, tissue in bone.
Spongy bone
What connects muscle to bone?
Tendons
Which type of muscle is branched with intercalated discs & gap junctions?
Cardiac
What do we call the first seven neck bones?
Cervical vertebrae
In long bones where is yellow marrow located?
The medullary / marrow cavity
The tough outer membrane covering of bone that contains nerves & blood vessels is called the ____________________________.
Periosteum
Name the tissue that cushions the ends of bones.
Cartilage
Name the 2 proteins that contract in skeletal & cardiac muscle.
Actin & Myosin
In order, what are the names of the ankle, feet & toes?
Tarsals, metatarsals, & phalanges
Name the wider ends of long bones (covered by cartilage) that articulate with other bones.
Epiphysis
What blood cells are made in the spongy red marrow of long bones?
red blood cells
Name 3 of the main functions of the skeletal system.
supports body
facilitates movement
protects organs
produces blood cells
stores & releases minerals & fat
What is the term that means smooth muscle tissue contracting randomly?
peristalsis
What is the "heel bone" called?
Calcaneous
What is the name for the shaft of long bones?
Diaphysis
Compact bone is sometimes called ___________________ bone.
Cortical Bone
Name the 4 TYPES of tissue in the body.
Muscle, Nervous, Epithelial, & Connective