Bones
Blood cell formation in red bone marrow
What is hemopoiesis?
Covers the epiphyses and functions as a cushion.
What is articular cartilage?
These form new bone.
What are osetoblasts?
What are diarthroses?
Found in neck and acts as an anchor for tongue muscles and supports the larynx.
What is hyoid bone?
The skeletal system protects these.
What are internal organs?
Diploe is this type of bone.
What is spongy bone?
These reabsorb bone
What are osteoclasts?
The sutures of the skull are this type of joint.
What is synarthrosis?
The number of cervical vertebrae.
What is 7?
Vertebrae are this type of bone.
What is irregular?
Hollow tube of hard compact bone.
What is the diaphysis or shaft?
Bone development before birth consists of these (two things).
What is cartilage and fibrous tissue?
Joints are also called______.
There are this many thoracic vertebrae.
What is 12?
The breastbone is this type of bone.
What is flat bones?
Strong membrane covering bone everywhere except at joint surfaces.
What is Periosteum?
Inactive osteoblasts.
What are Osteocytes?
These joints have slight movement.
What are Ampiarthroses?
Rib pairs 11 and 12 are not attached to any costal cartilage and are known as this.
What is floating ribs?
Hollow area inside diaphysis bone that contains yellow bone marrow.
What is medullary cavity?
Spongy bone that contains red bone marrow.
What is the epiphysis (ends of the bone)?
Process where cartilage models are gradually replaced by calcified bone.
What is endochondral ossification?
The thumb is this type of joint.
What is saddle joint?
All the bones of the foot and ankle are called this.
What are the tarsal bones.