Bones/functions
Bones of the lower leg
Tibia and Fibula
What are joints?
A joint is where two or more bones meet in the body. Articulation.
Besides structure, what other major important function do your bones do?
Make red blood cells.
Name the four types of bones.
Long bones, Short bones, Irregular bones, Flat bones
"collarbone"
clavicle
This joint involves a lot of movement and is the most common in the body?
Synovial joints
the shaft of long bones is called the?
Diaphysis
What is a function of the skeletal system?
Provide framework/gives body its shape , Provides protection for vital organs, Produces red blood cells in the marrow of long bones and Stores vital minerals such as calcium
"Shoulderblade"
Scapula
What type of bones are the Ribs?
Flat
describe spongy bone and its location.
porous, and on the inside or deep of the compact bone.
These bone cells break down bone used in the growth process and are triggered by hormones.
Osteoclasts.
Name the main bones of the axial skeleton.
Skull, vertebrae, Ribs
3 Bones of the pelvic girdle
Illeum, Ishium, and pubis
The medullary cavity holds what substance?
Bone marrow
This structure is a growth plate that has been fully ossified.
Ephesial line
This term is used to describe bone growth width wise.
appositional growth
Name the five parts of the vertebral column and how many vertebrae are in each.
Cervical 7 Thoracic 12 Lumbar 5
"Wristbones" "Palmbones" and "fingers"
what are Carpels, metacarpals, and phalanges.
This is a membrane covering found around the inside of long bones
what is the endosteum.
What is the tissue found in synovial joints that reduces friction.
Articular cartilage.
This bone is used in the swallowing process and for speech.
The hyoid bone.