Definitions
Bone Anatomy & Facts
Joints and Stuff
Bone Needs & Disease
Name That Bone
Random Facts
100
Found on the end of bones that come into contact with each other and acts as a shock absorber
Cartilage
100
The thick hard layer that is so durable that it can lasts for thousands of years if its preserved correctly
Compact bone
100
Fluid in each joint
Synovial fluid
100
A painful joint disease. Synovial fluid and cartilage is no longer present and bones have rubbed against one another causing new bone to grow.
Arthritis
100
Tailbone
Coccyx
100
What happens to bones as they get longer?
They also get wider
200
Osteo is a Greek word meaning...
Bone
200
This part of the bone produces red blood cells
Red bone marrow
200
Joints that do not move (example: the skull)
Sutures
200
A bone disease common in children in countries where food is scarce and there is a lack of vitamin D. It also prevents bones from forming properly and causes them to be weak and easily break.
Rickets
200
The one facial bone that moves
Mandible
200
Before modern casts, what was used to help a broken arm heal?
Wood wrapped in cloth or tree bark, or linen stiffened with egg whites, flour, starch, or wax
300
How bones are connected to one another. Made of tough collagen fibers.
Ligaments
300
A network of pores and tunnels interconnected in a pattern that makes the bone strong yet resilient
Spongy bone
300
What two girdles are a part of the skeleton?
The pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle
300
What do bones need?
Exercise, calcium, protein to make collagen, vitamin D
300
The longest bone in the body
Femur
300
What is it called when new bone replaces old bone?
Remodeling
400
Hollowed out holes in the skull where mucus is produced
Sinuses
400
Known as fats (our bones store them in the yellow bone marrow)
Lipids
400
What kind of joint is in the elbows and knees?
Hinge joint
400
A bone disease where your bones become brittle and break easily. You are prone to developing this disease when you do not consume enough calcium.
Osteoporosis
400
What are the five categories of bones?
Long bones, short bones, flat bones, sesamoid bones, irregular bones
400
How does a bone heal itself?
500
An area of the bone where bones grow longer
Growth plate
500
The outer layer of bone is a thin tough membrane filled with nerves and blood vessels
Periosteum
500
What kind of joint is the wrist?
Saddle joint
500
What foods contain calcium?
Milk, yogurt, cheese, spinach, salmon (milk contains the most calcium)
500
Shoulder blade
Scapula
500
This type of bone is not round or thick
Flat bone
600
These cells eat away at the spongy layer on the inside of the bone
Osteoclasts
600
What is in between each vertebrae?
A disc that is meant to absorb shock
600
What kind of joint is in the hips and shoulders?
Ball and socket joint
600
Why do astronauts need exercise in space?
If you don’t use your bones, they become weak and frail
600
Collar bone
Clavical
600
When a baby is born, the skull is in eight pieces. Your skull is no longer in eight individual pieces. Why?
The skull has been fused together with cartilage that has turned into bone.
700
These cells lay down new layers of bone, creating more bone
Osteoblasts
700
How many facial bones do we have?
14
700
What kind of joint is the vertebrae?
Plane joint
700
What happens to our bones if we don't consume enough calcium?
The calcium our bones provide will be depleted, creating weak bones
700
What is the smallest bone in the body?
Three bones in the ear. The malleus, incus, and stapes
700
This type of bone does not fit into any other category
Irregular bone
800
When a person doesn’t get enough of the right kinds of nutrients
Malnutrition
800
How many bones is a baby born with?
About 300
800
What kind of joint connects the skull to vertebrae between C1 and C2 allowing to shake your head “no”?
Pivot joint
800
How can you naturally get vitamin D?
Sunlight, food, drink. Your skin absorbs sunlight.
800
Skull
Cranium
800
The patella is an example of what type of bone?
Sesamoid bone
900
Why don’t your bones rub against one another at a joint?
Joint cartilage
900
How many bones does an adult have?
About 206
900
This joint connects phalanges to metacarpals.
Ellipsoidal joint
900
This bone is has a different shape between men and women.
Pelvis
900
Each digit has three of these.
Phalanges
900
Does tarsal and metatarsal refer to hands or feet?
Feet.
Carpals and metacarpals are in the hands.