General
cube-shaped bones that contain mostly spongy bone
short
ribs that do not have attachment to the sternum
floating
The connective tissue covering the diaphysis (shaft) of the bone
perisoteum
2 or more bones meet at a location called
articulation (joint)
When the broken bone penetrates through the skin it is known as a ____________ fracture
open (compound)
process of bone formation
ossification
The cheekbones
zygomatic
The upper arm bone
humerus
The intervertebral discs are made of what type of cartilage
fibrocartilage
The bone fracture that results in the bone being broken into many fragments
comminuted
cells that break down the bony matrix
osteoclasts
the large hole located in the base of the occipital bone
foramen magnum
The shinbone
Tibia
The elbow is classified as a ___________ joint
hinge
uncommon disorder caused by lack of vitamin D, calcium, phosphate leads to weakening and deformed bones
rickets
fibrous connections between the bones of a fetal skull
fontanels
From superior to inferior, what is the correct order of the vertebrae
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
the ilium, pubis, ischium fuse to form the
pelvis
bone that articulates with the acetabulum of the coxal bone
femur
bone disease in which the body stops making new bone due to lack of calcium resulting in brittle bones and fractures
osteoporosis
The type of marrow that store adipose (fat) tissue
yellow
The temporal bones are joined with the parietal bones at the ______________ suture
squamous
The phalanges and radius are classified as a ___________ bones
long
Ball & socket, hinge and pivot joints are examples of __________________ joints
synovial
autoimmune disease in which the body attacks healthy tissue and breaks down cartilage
rheumatoid arthritis