Functions
Framework for the body
What is support
Makes up the skeletal system
What are bones (206) joints and cartilage and ligaments
The U shaped bone
What is the hyoid
Bones of the sternum
What are Manubrium, Gladiolus and Xiphoid process
Largest joint in the body
What is the patella
Encases many vital organs
What is protect
Name long bones in the body
What are femur, humerus, tibia fibula
80 bones of the skull and trunk
What is the Axial
1-7 attached to the sternum
What are true ribs
Term for when bones meet at a joint
What is articulate
Muscles contract and pull on bones
What is movement
Long shaft of the bone
What is the Diaphysis
126 bones of the 4 extremities
What is Appendicular
Bones of the leg
What are femur, tibia, fibula
Slightly movable joint, attachment of the ribs to the thoracic vertebrae
What are Amphiarthrosis joints
Ca/role in Ca blood level regulation
What is storage
The end of the bone
What is the Epiphysis
Thin layer that covers the epiphysis, acts as a shock absorber
What is Articular Cartilage
Total of 6 that fuse by age 2
What are Fontanels
Freely movable joints, ball and socket
What are Diarthrosis or synovial joints
Blood cell formation in red marrow
What is hemopoiesis
The Medullary Canal is filled with this
What is Yellow marrow
End of bones, filled with red marrow
What is Epiphyses
2 Clavicle and 2 scapula make up this
What is the Pectoral Girdle
Immovable, suture joints of the cranium
What are Synarthrosis joints