Bones of the body
What is the name of the bone that surrounds your brain?
Cranium
What part of the bone is the hardest?
Compact bone / Calcified bone
What kind of joint provides the greatest range of movement
Ball and Socket
True or False:
Bones are living tissues
True
What are the bones that make up your spine called?
Vertebra
What does the Red Marrow do?
Creates red and white blood cells
What kind of joint swings in only one direction?
What other system does the skeletal system work closely with?
Muscular
What do we call the bones that make up the wrist?
Carpals
what is the outer membrane that protects the bone
Periosteum
What kind of joint has multiple bones sliding across eachother
Gliding Joint
How many bones are in the average adult
206
What are the three bones that make up the arm?
Humerus, Radius, Ulna
What is the purpose of yellow marrow?
Bonus 100 pts: Where is it located?
Stores fat and minerals
Inside the middle of the long bones
What type of joint is in the forearm?
Pivot
What are the four purposes of the Skeletal System?
Protection
Movement
Makes blood
Support
What are the three bones that make up the leg?
Femur, Tibia, Fibula
What is the flexible cushion that prevents bones from rubbing against each other.
Cartilage
What type of Joint does not provide any movement? This helps allow space for growth
Fixed Joint
What is the difference between the pelvis of a male and a female?
The female's pelvis is wider, shorter and has a larger opening