Bone Cells
What are bone synthesizing cells called?
Osteoblasts
True or false, ribs 8-12 are called the true ribs?
False
What is the largest bone in the body?
Femur
What is another term for bone?
Osseous tissue
What bone is often reffered to as the “funny bone”?
Humerus
What are the cells that all other bone cells come from called?
Osteogenic Cells
How many ribs does the average skeleton have?
24
What group of bones make up the hand?
Carpals
What do you call the knobby end of a bone?
Epiphyses (head)
What Bone isn’t connected to any other bones?
Hyoid
What cell is responsible for breaking down calcium on the bone?
Osteoclasts
What is the flat bone that most of the ribs connect to called?
Sternum
What group of bones make up the feet?
Tarsals
What do you call the elongated section of the bone?
Diaphyses (shaft)
What is a skeletons favorite meal?
Ribs
What are the cavities that Osteocytes reside in called?
Lacunae
How many vertebrae compose the vertebral column?
33
What are the fingers and toes called?
Philanges
The compact hard outer shell of the bone is called?
Compact Bone
How many bones are in the entire skeletal system?
206
What are the mature bone cells that make up 90% of all bone cells?
Osteocytes
How many bones compose the skull?
22
True or false, men have 1 fewer rib then women?
False
Bones have 2 types of marrow, Red marrow and ______?
Yellow marrow
True or false, more then half of your bones are in your hands and feet?
True