Skeletal System
Cells responsible for building bone
Osteoblast
a rib that does not attach directly to the sternum but rather to a superior bone's costal cartilage
(ribs 8-10)
(DAILY DOUBLE)
false rib
Another name for the skull
cranium
The soft spots on a baby's head
Fontanelles
breastbone -- middle of your chest
sternum
A mature bone cell
Osteocyte
bone marrow that stores fats
yellow
Give 2 examples of an irregular bone (DAILY DOUBLE)
vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, pelvis and certain skull bones
Heel bone
Calcaneus
This is the medical term for kneecap
patella
Ribs that don't connect to any other ribs are called _________ ribs.
floating
This is the production of red blood cells
hematopoiesis
the longest bone in the body
femur
Canals that run longitudinally in compact bone containing blood vessels + nerve
Haversian canals
Connects ribs to sternum (has to be specific)
(Daily Double)
Costal Cartilage
The branching structures that make up spongy bone
(DAILY DOUBLE)
Trabeculae
Outer membrane of the bone
periosteum
What the first section of the spine (in the neck) is called.
cervical
This gland is activated when there is too little calcium in the blood
Parathyroid
The suture that connects the two parietal bones
sagittal
These are what endochondral bones start out as
Hyaline Cartilage
Canals in compact bone that run perpendicular to Haversian canals
Volkmann's canals
Endochondral Bones have this structure, but intramembranous bones do not.
Daily double
medullary cavity or epiphyseal plate
This hormone is released to increase osteoblast production and lower blood calcium levels
Calcitonin
The ___________ skeleton is referring to the bones of the limbs and their supporting structures
appendicular skeleton