Anatomy
What organs make up the skeletal system?
What are bones?
Bones form this to support the body's muscles, fat, and skin.
What is framework?
This is the longest and strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
This is a group of diseases involving inflammation of the joints.
What is arthritis?
This connective tissue holds bones together.
What is a ligament?
An adult human body has this many bones.
What is 206?
Bones surround vital organs to provide this function.
What is protection?
The part of a bone that is the "closest point of attachment" is referred to as what?
What is proximal?
This is the medical term for a crack or break in a bone.
What is a fracture?
These areas are where 2 or more bones join together.
What is a joint?
The ends of long bones contain red marrow and are called this.
What is the epiphysis?
Muscles attach to bones and act as levers to provide this function.
There are 26 of these bones that help protect the spinal cord.
What are vertebrae?
This is when a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint (or socket).
What is dislocation?
This type of abnormal spinal curvature is also known as "swayback", or an abnormal "inward" curvature of the spine.
What is lordosis?
This is the term for the shaft of a long bone. The medullary canal and yellow marrow can be found here.
What is the Diaphysis?
This skeletal function allows for the what of calcium, phosphorus, and fats.
What is storage?
The medical term for fingers and toes.
What are phalanges?
Increased porosity, softening, and weakening of bones is seen in this skeletal disorder.
What is osteoporosis?
This type of joint is freely movable. An example is a ball and socket joint (i.e. the shoulder or hip joint)
What is a diarthrosis or synovial joint?
The skeletal system that contains the cranium, spinal column, sternum, and ribs.
What is the axial skeleton?
Hematopoiesis is the WHAT of red & white blood cells and platelets?
What is production?
These 2 bones make up the pectoral girdle.
What are the clavicle and scapula?
Bone inflammation usually caused by a pathogen is known as this.
What is osteomyelitis?
This type of joint is immovable (like the bones that make up the cranium).