Name that Bone
The Skull
Mystery
Joints/Tissue
Pathology
100
The medical term for the collar bone
What is the clavicle
100
The anterior portion of the cranium that forms the forehead
What is the frontal bone
100

This type of fracture is common in kids 

What is a greenstick fracture

100

Immovable joint that attaches bones together

What is a Fibrous Joint 

100

Stiffness of the joints

What is osteoarthritis?

200
The eight bones that form the wrist
What are carpals
200
The back part of the skull and the base of the cranium
What is the occipital bone
200

I form the middle part of the spine and have 12 vertebrae

What is the thoracic spine 

200

This attaches bones to muscles 

What is tendons 

200
Deposits of uric acid in the joints
What is gout or gouty arthritis
300
The shorter bone of the forearm that runs up the thumb side
What is the radius
300
Bones that form the upper jaw
What are maxillary bones
300

When calcium levels in the blood drop below normal these cells breakdown bone to release calcium into the blood stream

What is osteoclasts

300

This tissue covers the end of bones to reduce friction at the joints 

What is cartilage 

300

Abnormal S curvature of the thoracic spine

What is scoliosis

400
The slightly curved, triangular-shaped bone near the base of the spine that forms the lower portion of the back
What is the sacrum
400

The faical bones that serve as a passage way for tears 

What is the lacrimal bones

400

The hormone estrogen decrease as women age which is directly related to this bone disease 

What is osteoporosis 

400

Adipose tissue is stores in what marrow 

What is yellow marrow 

400

Fracture that is common in the spine form osteoporosis 

What is a compression fracture 

500
The largest bones in the body (hint: there are 2 of these)
What are femurs
500
The medical term for the cheekbones
What are zygomatic bones
500

This is a neural tube defect of the skeletal system 

What is spina bifida

500

This joint is the most mobile joint 

What is a synovial joint

500
Fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart
What is a spiral fracture