Osteon and Structure
Canal in the center (core)
What is the Central Canal?
Storage of Fat
What is yellow marrow?
Articulation
What is the term for where two bones come together?
Osteoclasts
What are cells that break down bones?
The Skull to the Brain
What is the Protection of Function of the Skeletal System?
Central canal aka
What is a Haversian Canal?
Longer than Wide
What are Long Bones?
Surrounded by fluid and ligament capsule
What is a synovial joint?
Osteoblasts
What are cells that build more bone?
Red Blood Cells
What is Hematopoeisis?
Contains yellow marrow
What is the medullary cavity?
Compact Marrow Sandwich
What is a flat bone?
Digit 1 MCP
What is the thumb metacarpal phalanx joint?
What are the cells that live in the lacunae?
Parathyroid and Calcitonin Hormones
What is blood calcium homeostasis?
Contains the red marrow
What is the spongy bone?
the skull, ribs, vertebrae, and sternum
What is the axial skeleton?
What is the joint between the clavicle and acromion?
Connective Tissue
What type of tissue is bone?
Osteoporosis
What is the lack of calcium stored in the bones?
Canaliculi
What are canals that connect osteocytes in lacunae to the central canal?
Generally cube shaped, short bones
What are carpal and tarsals?
Appendicular
What are the bones of the arms and legs?
Articular cartilage
What covers the ends of the epiphyses?
Throw a ball
What is the movement function of the skeletal system?