Functions of Bones
Support
These bones are longer than they are wide
The adult human body has this many bones
206
Where two bones meet
joint
Another term for broken bone
fracture
Bones protect these important body parts
organs
These cube shaped bones are in the wrists and ankles
This division includes the skull, spine, and ribs
axial skeleton
These joints don't move
fibrous joints
A fracture that does not break the skin
closed (simple) fracture
Bones store these important substances
minerals
These thin, curved bones include the skull and ribs
flat bones
This division includes the limbs and pelvis
appendicular skeleton
These joints allow slight movement
cartilaginous joints
A fracture that breaks the skin
open (complex) fracture
Bones help produce these cells in the bone marrow
blood cells
These bones have unique shapes like the vertebrae
irregular bones
The shaft of a long bone is called
diaphysis
These joints are freely moveable
synovial joints
The blood filled swelling that happens after a fracture
hematoma
Bones work with muscles to allow this
movement
Bones imbedded in tendons
sesamoid bones
The ends of long bones are called
epiphyses
This type of joint is found in the shoulders and the hips
ball and socket joint
The temporary repair tissue that forms during healing
callus