Types of bones and Long bone
Bones of the ribcage would fall under this type of bone
What are flat bones?
True or false: The trabeculae of spongy bone contain lamellae, lacunae, and canaliculi.
True
Largest bone in the body
What is femur?
What are the bone building cells?
Osteoblasts
Where are red blood cells produced?
What is red bone marrow?
Haversian canals are found in ___________ bone
(Spongy or compact?)
What is compact
Kneecap
What is patella?
What 2 factors can help prevent osteoporosis?
-Exercise
Which cells destroy the bone matrix?
What are osteoclasts?
Yellow bone marrow
Fluid filled tunnels that connect osteocytes
What are caniculi?
Shin bone
What is tibia?
bone resorption and bone deposition are part of this process
What is bone remodeling?
What connects a bone to another bone
Ligaments
The end of a long bone
What is epiphysis?
Osteocytes are found in small fluid-filled openings in compact bone called
Upper part of jawbone
What is maxilla
abnormal curvature of the lower part of the vertebral column
What is lordosis?
Mature bone cells
What are osteocytes?
The outer lining of a long bone is the
What is periosteum?
This lines the medulary cavity
What is endosteum?
The bone in the skull that divides the nose into two parts is called
What is the vomer?
Osteogenic sarcoma is most often found in the
(name at least 2 bones)
what is femur, tibia, humerus
Bone stem cells that produce osteoblasts
What are osteogenic cells?