Parts of Long Bone
The long middle part of the long bone
What is Diaphysis
These joints can slide over one another, as seen in the wrist.
What are gliding joints?
Provides this to vital organs
Protection
This classification includes long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular bones
What are types of bones?
This type of fracture does not break the skin
What is a closed fracture
At each end of a long bone
These joints, like the knee, allow for bending and straightening.
What are hinge joints?
This function involves the storage of minerals such as calcium and phosphorus.
What is mineral storage?
This type of bone is typically found in the wrist and ankle.
What are short bones?
This fracture involves a bone that breaks into multiple pieces
What is a comminuted fracture
This type of connective tissue covers the ends of bones in a joint.
What is articular cartilage?
This type of joint permits limited movement, like in the spine.
What are pivot joints?
Works with the muscular system to do this
What is Movement
These bones are primarily involved in protecting organs, like the skull.
What are flat bones?
This type of fracture does break the skin
What is an open fracture?
The growth plate in a long bone is known as this.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
The most freely moving joint in the body
Ball and Socket
This function of bones provides the framework for the body.
What is support?
These bones have complex shapes and do not fit into other categories, such as the vertebrae.
What are irregular bones?
This fracture typically occurs in children, where the bone bends but does not break completely
What is a greenstick fracture
This central part of a long bone contains bone marrow.
What is the medullary cavity?
This joint type, found in the thumb, allows for a wide range of motion.
What is a saddle joint?
Makes blood through this function
What is hemopoiesis
This bone is typically found in the arms and legs and is longer than is wide.
What is a long bone?
This type of fracture occurs due to repeated stress on a bone, often seen in athletes
What is a stress fracture