Bone basics
What is the hardest bone in the human body?
The teeth
What is the primary function of the bones in the human body?
To provide structure and to support the body.
What is the name of the upper part of the body skeleton that houses the brain?
The cranial skeleton
The femur is stronger than concrete.
True
What is the name of the hard outer layer of bone?
Cortical bone
What is the largest game in the human body?
The femur.
Which bone in the body is responsible for protecting the brain?
The skull.
The human skeleton is divided into how many major parts?
Two parts: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
Bones stop growing at age 18 for both men and women.
False
What is the soft tissue inside bones that helps produce blood cells?
Bone Marrow.
What is the main material that makes up bones?
Collagen and calcium phosphate
What do bones store that is essential for muscle function and nerve signaling?What do bones store that is essential for muscle function and nerve signaling?
Calcium
Which bone connects the arm to the body at the shoulder?
The clavicle (collarbone).
Humans have a total of 206 bones throughout their life.
False
What is the name of the cartilage that covers the ends of bones in a joint to reduce friction?
Articular cartilage.
What is the name of the bone that forms in the forehead?
The frontal bone.
What is the role of red bone marrow?
It produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
The spine is made up of individual bones called:
Vertebrae.
The human skeleton is completely replaced every 11 years.
False, every ten.
Which part of a long bone contains the growth plate during childhood?
The epiphysis.
What is the process of bone formation called?
Ossification
Which part of the skeleton is responsible for movement?
The musculoskeletal system, which includes muscles attached to bones.
The pelvic girdle is made up of three bones. Name one.
pubis
True or False: The clavicle is the only bone that connects the arm to the torso.
True.
What type of bone tissue is lighter and less dense, found mainly in the interior of bones?
Spongy bone