Bones 1
What is an example of a sesamoid bone?
Patella
What are the five types of bones?
Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
80
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
126
What type of bones are your phalanges?
Long
Which bone cell is the "bone builder" and which is the "bone breaker?"
Bone Builder = Osteoblast
Bone Breaker = Osteoclast
What are the five functions of the skeletal system?
1. Supports the body
2. Facilitates movement
3. Protects internal organs
4. Produces blood cells
5. Stores and releases minerals and fats
What is cartilage?
semi-rigid form of connective tissue
What is the second section in your vertebral column?
Thoracic
What is the flat bone that rests on top of your ribs?
Sternum
What are the three parts of your vertebral column?
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar
What is the basic unit structure of a bone?
Osteon
What is the difference between red marrow and yellow marrow?
Red = blood cells
Yellow = adipose tissue
What is your heel bone called?
Talus
Which of the bone cells is the only one that can undergo mitosis?
Osteogenic Cells
What is the end part of a long bone that initially grows separate from the shaft?
Epiphysis
What is the thin line that lines the inner cavity of a long bone?
Endosteum
Where is the hyoid bone?
neck, throat
Which part of a long bone holds the growth plates?
Metaphysis
What is resorption?
Process of osteoclasts breaking down bones and osteoblasts rebuilding the bones