Types of bone
These bones are as wide as they are tall and are found in the wrist.
What are short bones?
This type of synovial joint is found in the shoulder and hip.
What is a ball and socket joint?
This is the process of bone replacement of another tissue.
What is ossification?
This occurs when the protective cartilage at the ends of bones wears down and is more common in older women.
What is osteoarthritis?
These cells form new bone.
What are osteoblasts?
These bones are longer than they are wide and are found in the appendages.
What are long bones?
This type of fibrous joint is found in the skull and is immovable.
What is a suture?
These are areas of fibrous connective tissue in the skull.
What are fontanels?
This metabolic bone disease affects the break down and rebuilding of bone and is more common in men over 40.
What is Paget's Disease?
These cells eat away old bone.
What are osteoclasts?
These bones are similar to other types but are unique in their shape.
What are irregular bones?
This type of joint occurs where bones are connected by cartilage.
What are cartilaginous joints?
This is the purpose of fontanels.
What is to allow compression of infant's skull during birth?
This malignant bone tumor may be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or limb amputation.
What is an osteosarcoma?
This is where two bones meet and is also called a joint.
What is an articulation?
These bones are large flat surfaced bones and offer protection to organs.
What are flat bones?
This type of synovial joint is found between the carpals.
What is a gliding joint?
This makes up an embryo's bones of the trunk and extremities.
What is cartilage?
This bone infection occurs when bacteria travels from the bloodstream to the bone.
What is osteomyelitis?
This binds muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?
This type of bone is dense, hard and forms the exterior layer of all bones
What is compact bone?
This type of fibrous joint is found in the mouth between teeth and the mandible and maxilla.
What is a gomphosis joint?
This is the number of bones in an adult.
What is 206?
This genetic disorder causing brittle bones is uncurable.
What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
This binds bone to bone.
What is a ligament?