Bone Basics
What is the name of the mineral stored in bones.
Calcium
The shaft of the long bone is called?
What is the diaphysis
The bones are cube-shaped, such as the carpals
What are sort bones
Joints are also know by this medical term
What are articulations
This condition is characterized by decreased bone density and bone fagility
What is osteoporsis
What is 206
The expanded ends of the long bones are called this?
Epiphyses
The sternum and ribs are example of this type of bone
Flat bones
The shoulder and hip are examples of this type of joint.
What is a ball and socket joint
A break in a bone is called this?
What is a fracture?
This is the longest bone in the human body
What is the femur
The membrane that lines the inner surgace of the medualary cavity
endosteum
Vertebrae are examples of this bone category
What are irregular bone
This fluid lubricates and nourishes joints.
This vitamin is necessary for calcium absorption?
Vitamin D
What are the two divisions of the skeleton
What are the appendicular and axial skeletons
This Canal runs lengthwise through bone and contains blood vessels and nerves.
Haversian canal
The Patella is the only example of this bone type
What is a sesamoid bone.
The knee is classified s this type of synovial joint
what is a hinge joint?
This disease is caused by vitamin D deficiency in Children.
What are Rickets
Term that describes the production of blood cells in the bone marrow
The growth plate is formally called
Epiphyseal plate
These bones develop within tendons for protection and leverage
What are sesamoid bones?
Movement that decreases the angle between two bones is call this
What is Flexion
This type of arthiritis is caused by autoimmune destruction of joints.
What is Rhematoid Arthritis.