Skeletal terms
This type of cell absorbs bone tissue during growth/healing
What are osteoclasts?
This type of diarthroses joint moves to flex and extend
What is a hinge?
The longest bone in the body
The term for baby bone cells
What are osteoblasts?
An autoimmune disorder that is characterized by inflammation of the joints
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This is at either end of a long bone
What is an epiphysis?
The amphiarthoses such as vertebrae are slightly moveable and also known as what kind of joint?
What is gliding?
Often known as the collar bone
What is clavicle?
Mature bone cells are also known as these
This process is the formation and development of blood cells
Hematopoesis
The synarthose joint is immovable and found between these bones
What is the skull?
These kinds of bones provide protection of organs
The term for hardening of the bone
What is ossification?
This thin layer of cartilage in long bone is a shock absorber
What is articular cartilage?
This fluid filled sac is on the sides of the joint to help with friction
What is a bursa?
The acetabulum of the hip and the head of the femur make up this kind of joint
What is ball and socket?
These bones form the main trunk of the body, including the skull, ribs, vertebrae, sternum, and xyphoid process
What is the axial skeleton?
The space between skull sutures on an infant from birth to about 1 year old
What is a fontanel?
What is the medullary canal?
This clear, thick fluid helps to lubricate a joint
What is synovial fluid?
This is the name for freely moveable joints
What are Diarthroses?
This bone in the skull is present on both left and right sides
This type of bone is not present in infants, it forms over a joint space and arises from cartilage as the body grows.
What is sesamoid?
The hunchback of Notre Dame most likely suffered from these 2 conditions (maybe poor nutrition was to blame?)
What is osteoporosis and kyphosis?