Cellular Level
This is the process by which the skeletal system produces blood.
What is hematopoesis?
This bone, a long bone, is the largest bone in the human body.
What is the femur?
This type of bones, classified by shape, grow together to form tight junctions in the human cranium.
What are cranial sutural bones?
This prefix is the base for all systems involving the skeleton.
What is oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o?
This term refers to the specialist who is trained in the surgical repair of broken bones.
What is orthopedic surgeon?
This cell is a mature "bone cell."
What is an osteocyte?
This bone is the largest sesamoid bone in the fully developed human body.
What is the patella?
There are 33 vertebrae in the human spine. This region is the most superior region of the spine containing 7 vertebrae pertaining to the neck.
What is cervical?
This prefix deals with the cartilage of the skeletal system.
What is chondr/o?
These are the six types of bone in the human body when classified by shape.
What are: 1. Long Bones 2. Short Bones 3. Flat Bones 4. Sesamoid Bones 5. Sutural Bones 6. Irregular Bones?
This is a phagocytic cell that works to break down bone to gather maintain homeostasis for the body.
What is an osteoclast?
This term refers to the short bones located in the human foot, proximal to the phalanges.
What are tarsals?
This structure is the largest opening in the human skull that creates an opening for the attachment of the spinal cord and vertebral column.
What is the foramen magnum?
This prefix relates to bone marrow which functions to produce red blood cells.
What is myel/o?
This term is also known as compact bone which forms the hard outer layer of our bones.
What is cortical bone?
This cell works to build bone matrix for the body.
What is an osteoblast?
Either one of the two long bones that make up the forearm. They are distal to the humerus.
What is the radius or the ulna?
These are the two types of synovial joint that permit two bones to articulate in a variety of motions in the human body.
What are: 1. Hinge Joints and 2. Ball-and-Socket Joints?
This prefix pertains to the joints of the body, which work with muscles to produce movement of the skeleton.
What is arthr/o?
This term is also known as spongy bone which is porous and therefore weaker and lighter than compact bone.
What is cancellous bone?
This "stem" cell can develop into other types of bone cells and play a role in bone remodeling and repair.
What is an osteoprogenitor (osteogenic) cell?
This bone is the most posterior bone in the human foot; also referred to as the heel.
What is the calcaneus?
These are the three tiny bones, known as ossicles, that are present inside the inner ear.
What are the: 1. Stapes 2. Incus 3. Malleus?
This structure contains word parts meaning surrounding and bone and forms the outermost layer of a skeletal bone.
What is the periosteum?
This term refers to the major soft spot in the cranium of a newborn human baby.
What is fetal fontanelle?