Bone Anatomy and Growth
A bone cell:
What is an osteocyte?
These bones support weight and movement. Examples: femur, humerus, tibia
What are long bones?
Connects sternum to scapula, also called the collarbone:
Clavicle
Largest bone in your body, forms the upper leg:
What is the femur?
Abnormal curvature of the spine:
What is scoliosis?
The middle shaft of the a long bone:
What is the diaphysis?
These bones are for protection. Examples include the ribs, sternum, and skull bones.
What are flat bones?
The bone of the upper arm:
What is the humerus?
A tear or stretch of a ligament:
What is a sprain?
This type of joint allows a full 360 degree range of motion:
What is a ball and socket joint?
During ossification, bone tissue is replacing this type of cartilage:
What is hyaline?
What are short bones?
The name for the group of bones that are found in your wrist:
What is the carpals?
This bone is made up of three fused bones... ileum, ischium, pubis:
What is the pelvic bone?
This joint allows for angular movements and circular movement in two planes:
What is a saddle joint?
The large spaces between bones of the cranium that are filled with hyaline cartilage. Commonly referred to as a baby's soft spots.
What is fontanelles?
These bones also function to protect vital organs, and include the vertebrae and pelvis.
What are irregular bones?
The number of pairs of TRUE RIBS. (Directly connected to the sternum)
This bone is a remnant of a vestigial tail:
What is the coccyx?
What is osteoarthritis?
The hollow interior of the diaphysis that contains yellow marrow and is mostly adipose:
What is the medullary cavity?
These bones reinforce tendons. An example is the patella.
This bone has tooth-like dens that creates a rotation point for the C1. It is your C2.
What is the axis?
What is a greenstick?
The six subclasses: pivot, hinge, saddle, ball and socket, condylar, and plane joints belong into what larger category of joints?
What are synovial joints?