Q/A
What are the main functions of bones?
Support, Protection, Structure, movement, forming blood cells, Storing inorganic salts.
What are the units of bones called?
Osteons
How many bones are in the Skull?
22
What cushions vertebrae?
Invertebral Discs.
How many joints does a human have?
230
How many bones does a human body have?
206
What are the main factors affecting bone growth?
Nutrition, hormonal secretions, and exercise.
What is the only bone that is movable in the Skull?
The Mandible.
What forms the vertebral arch?
Pedicles, Laminae, and spinosis process.
What synovial joint has the widest range of motion?
Ball and Socket.
What parts of the body are apart of the axial portion of the skeleton.
Head neck and trunk.
What is Hematopoiesis.
The formation of blood cells.
how many bones are there in the cranium compared to the facial skeleton.
There are 8 in the cranium and 14 in the facial skeleton.
How many Ribs does a human have?
24.
What happens to the bone during a green stick fracture?
The fracture is incomplete and only goes partially through.
What is the Periosteum?
What does red bone marrow produce?
It produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets.
What is the craniums job?
To enclose and protect the brain.
What are the three parts of the sternum?
The upper Manubrium, middle body, and lower xiphoid process.
What happens first when a bone is repairing from a fracture?
Hematoma forms and causes swelling.
What cavity in the bone produces bone marrow?
Medullary Cavity.
What are the two ways bones can form?
Intramembranous bones, Endochondral bones.
What makes a infantile skull different than the adult or fully grown skull.
The membranous areas are not yet ossified.
Does a human have the same number of tarsals as they do Carpals?
NO
What are the three types of joints?
Fibrous joints, Cartilaginous joints, Synovial joints.