This joint allows movement primarily in one direction or plane
What is a Hinge Joint?
A hematopoietic tissue that manufactures red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, and thrombocytes
What is Red Bone Marrow?
This type of bone is found in both the toes and fingers
What are the Phalanges?
The bones that form part of the foot to which the toes are attached
What are the Metatarsals?
This skeletal system consists of the bones of the upper and lower extremities, makes body movement possible
What is the Appendicular Skeletal?
The dense, hard, and very strong bone that forms the protective outer layer of bones
What is Compact Bone?
The malleolus is located
What is the ankles?
Fibrous joints normally present on the skull of a newborn
What are Fontanelles?
The large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to form the hip joint.
What is the Acetabulum?
Bands of fibrous tissue that form joints by connecting one bone to another bone or by joining a bone to cartilage
What are Ligaments?
Composed chiefly of fat cells and is located in the medullary cavity of long bones
What is Yellow Bone Marrow?
Is the larger anterior weight-bearing bone of the lower leg also known as the shinbone
What is the Tibia?
The skull consists of ___ bones that form the cranium, ____ bones that form the face, and ___ bones in the middle ear
What is 8, 14, & 6 bones
An opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass
What is a Foramen?
The tissue that lines the medullary cavity inside long bones
What is the Endosteum?
A cartilaginous joint that allows some movement to facilitate childbirth
What is the Pubic Symphysis?
This joint permits only slight movement
What are Cartilaginous joints?
A muscle or tendon typically attaches to which anatomic landmark
What is a Process?
The lower posterior portion of the pubic bone and bears the weight of the body when sitting
What is the Ischium?
The largest bone of the body in which its head articulates with the acetabulum
What is the Femur?