Bones
Longer than they are wide, found in the arms and legs
What are long bones?
Tough membrane that covers the outside of the bone
What is the periosteum?
Strong bands of connective tissue that connects bones to other bones
What are ligaments?
300
What is how many bones babys are born with?
located in the throat, is the only bone not attached to another.
What is he hyoid bones
Cubed shaped, found in the wrists and ankles
What are short bones?
hard, dense layer of bone for strength
What is compact bone?
tough bands of connective tissue that attach muscle to bone
What are tendons?
206
What is how many bones adults have?
About 1% of people are born with an extra
What is a Rib?
Thin and curves, protects organs like the skull and ribs
What are flat bones?
layer of bone with many small places, inside the bone
What is spongy bone?
Consistist of the skull, ribs and spine
What is the axial skeleton?
7
What is the cervical spine?
Living Tissue: Your skeleton is constantly renewing itself. You essentially get a completely new skeleton every ________ years as old bone cells are replaced by new ones
what is 7 to 10?
What are irregular bones?
Inside the space of spongy bone. red and yellow
What si marrow
Consistists of arms, pelvis, and legs
What is the appendicular skeleton?
5
What is how many bones are in the lumbar spine?
The smallest bone is the stapes (stirrup)is located
What is in the middle ear?
Knee Cap
What is a sesamoid bone?
flexible connective tissue found on the end of bone and joints
What is cartilage?
This systems provides support, protection, and enables movement
What is the skeletal system?
126
What is how many bones the Appendicular Skeleton has?
True or False
Without gravity, astronauts can grow up to 3% taller while in space because their spines expand
What is true?