How many True ribs are there?
7
How many bones are in the adult skeleton
206
the cells that build a bone up
Osteoblasts
Large Bones are characterized as being
Longer than they are wider
Bone disorder commonly seen in infants where the head is Smaller than normal
Microcephaly
The collar bone's anatomical name
Clavicle
When numbering the metacarpals which structure do you start with?
The thumb
What type of cell breaks down other bone?
Osteoclasts
What shape of bone are the carpal and tarsal bones?
Short
Most common fracture in children
Greenstick Fracture
Clavicle and Scapula
What attaches bone to bone ?
Ligaments
Which type of bone tissue is the most dense?
Compact
What type of synovial joint are the hips and shoulders?
Ball and Socket
When a fracture is repaired surgically it is called an
Open reduction
Which bone of the skull is located near the tear ducts?
Lacrimal
What are the 3 classifications based on structure of the joint.
Synovial, Cartilaginous, fibrous
The site of blood cell production
Red Marrow
What are the 3 functional classifications of the joint
Diarthrosis, Synarthrosis, Amphiarthrosis
Inflammation of a small sac that decreases friction between the muscles and bone
Bursitis
What is the proper order of sections of the spine beginning with the neck.
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx
Primary functions of the skeletal system (4)
Movement, Shape/structure, protection, Blood production
This begins before birth, occurs in two phases, and osteoclasts create the medullary Cavity
Ossification
The end of a long bone, Composed of mostly spong bone is called the
epiphysis
a Humped curvature of the thoracic are of the spine
Kyphosis