Classification of Bones
There are this many different classifications of bones
What is 4?
Help form bone by secreting substances that comprise the bone's matrix.
What are osteoblasts?
The skull belongs to this skeleton.
What is axial skeleton?
The total number of vertebrae in the vertebral column.
What is 33?
This is the landmark used for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
What is the xiphoid process?
This classification of bones are used as levers to help move limbs.
What are long bones?
This bone marrow is in charge of producing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
What is red bone marrow?
Forms the forehead and the roof of the eye sockets (orbits)
What is the frontal bone?
The most superior vertebrae belong to this section of vertebrae.
What are cervical vertebrae?
The broadest part of the sternum.
What is the manubrium?
Bones that are clustered in groups, and can be found in tendons
What are irregular bones?
This bone tissue is light and porous and is found in the middle of some bones and at the end of long bones.
What is Spongy bone?
The bones of the skull join at immovable joints named this.
What are sutures?
The most inferior portion of the vertebral column which consists of 4 fused vertebrae.
What is the Coccyx?
These ribs are attached to the sternum by costal cartilage.
What are true ribs (ribs 1-7)?
Carpal bones of the wrist, and tarsal bones of the ankle
What are short bones?
These bone cells are responsible for dissolving unwanted or unhealthy bone.
What are osteoclasts?
With the appearance of a giant moth, this bone lies behind and slightly above the nose and throat.
What is the Sphenoid bone?
This is the part of the vertebrae that you can feel when you run your hand along your spine.
What is the spinous process?
Besides protecting the thoracic organs, this organ is also protected by the ribs.
What is the liver, spleen, and/or kidneys?
Thin, often curved bones that protect organs
What are flat bones?
These fibers found in the matrix allow bone to be highly resistant to stretching forces.
What are collagen fibers?
The suture between the right and left parietal bones.
What is the sagittal suture?
This is the name of the opening in the center of the vertebrae.
What is the vertebral foramen?
The name for the lower edges of the thoracic cage that meet at the xiphoid process.
What are costal margins?