Bone locations
In upper thigh, largest bone in body
What is femur?
tailbone
What is coccyx?
Bones of the extremities. Ex: Arms, legs
What is long bones?
This marrow stores fat
What is yellow marrow?
Bone count in an average adult
what is 206 bones?
Lower jaw bone
What is mandible?
Chest or breast bone
What is sternum?
small bones. Ex: wrist, ankle
What is short bones?
This marrow makes red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
What is red bone marrow?
3 main parts of the skeletal system
What is bones, ligaments, and tendons?
Shoulder blade
What is scapula?
Largest of 2 bones below the knee
What is tibia?
Usually flat, provides protection. Ex: Shoulder blades, sternum
What is flat bones?
Consisting of the arm bones, leg bones, pelvic girdle, and shoulder girdle
What is appendicular skeleton?
What is ligament?
smaller bone of the forearm
What is ulna?
Bone of the upper arm
What is humerus?
Bones that do not conform to specific shapes or duties. Ex: ear bones, face, vertebrae
What is irregular bones?
Consisting of skull, spinal column, ribs and sternum, true ribs and false ribs
What is axial skeleton?
Connects muscle to bone
What is tendons?
Flat bone of the back of the head
What is occipital bone?
Part of spinal column, consisting of 5 bones between ribs and hips
What is lumbar vertebrae?
Bone that breaks most often that leads to death in people over the age of 65
What is hip fracture?
Bones store two main minerals
What is calcium and phosphorus?
Special cells that form new bone tissue.
What is osteoblasts?