Skeletal System
A mature bone cell
Osteocyte
Inside the diaphysis of the bone is this hollowed out cavity
medullary cavity
Frontal / Parietal / Temporal / Occipital / Maxilla / Mandible / Sphenoid
scientific name for the jaw
mandible
breastbone -- middle of your chest
sternum
Light porous bone with trabeculae containing red marrow
Spongy (or cancellous) bone
Outer membrane of the bone
periosteum
Example of an irregular bone (DAILY DOUBLE)
vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, and certain skull bones
Canals that run longitudinally in compact bone containing blood vessels + nerve
Haversian canals
kneecap
patella
Ribs that don't connect to any other ribs are called _________ ribs.
floating
Red bone marrow produces what
blood cells
longest arm bone, which is at the top of the arm.
humerus
Solid hard bone that makes up the outer layer of all bones and the shafts of long bones
Compact bone
Bones in the palm of the hand
metacarpals
bone marrow that stores fats
yellow
a rib that does not attach directly to the sternum but rather to a superior bone's costal cartilage
(ribs 8-10)
false rib
Ankle bones are called _____________.
tarsals
The first stage of bone fracture repair when a blood clot forms
Hematoma formation
Cells responsible for building bone
Osteoblast
Cells that break down (resorb) bone
Osteoclasts
What the first section of the spine (in the neck) is called.
cervical
Heel bone
Calcaneus
The ___________ skeleton is the bones of the limbs and their supporting structures
appendicular skeleton