Skeletal System
Name 2 functions of the skeletal system.
What is Storage of fats, and protection of some organs.
Describe the periosteum?
What is the membrane that surrounds the outside of the bone?
Found in really highly movable joints on the ends of bone which reduces friction?
What is the articular cartilage?
This bone serves as the base of the tongue and helps with speech.
What is Hyoid bone?
An autoimmune disease that affects the joints?
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
Example of a long bone?
What is your femur.
What important function does bone marrow serve?
Produces red blood cells
What is the technical name for a joint?
What is an articulation?
These bones give a place for the kidneys to rest on.
What are floating ribs?
An embryo or a newborn baby's skeleton contains mostly....
What is hyaline cartilage?
Example of an irregular bone?
What is vertebrae?
The end of a long bone closest to the trunk is called?
What is proximal epiphysis?
Bone formation is called?
What is ossification?
Bone in the forearm that is on the pinky side.
What is the ulna?
During puberty the entire ___________ skeleton becomes more robust.
What is males?
The Process of making blood is called?
What is hematopoiesis.
The structure or space that holds yellow marrow in the bones is called?
What is medullary cavity?
Generally immovable joint is called?
What is fibrous joint
Pectoral girdle is made up of these bones?
What is the scapula and clavicle?
Bone thinning disease that affects most people as they get much older?
What is osteoporosis?
vertebrae numbers #25 and #26 are called?
What is the cocyx and your sacrum.
Hyaline cartilage space in the diaphysis of long bones that is found in young growing bone is called the?
What is epiphysial plate?
Very highly movable joint?
What is the synovial joint?
The pelvic girdle is made up of these bones?
What is the illium, ishium, and pubis?
"Soft Spots" in the fetal skull are called?
What are fontanels?