General Characteristics
The number of bones in an adult skeleton.
206
Type of bone that is generally cube shaped.
Short bones
Type of fracture that does not penetrate the skin.
Closed (Simple)
Bone markings usually indicate this.
Muscle attachment OR passageways for vessels and nerves.
When two bones come together to form a joint, it is called this.
Articulation
The shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
Long bone of the upper arm.
Humerus
Fracture that is common in the elderly and results in many fragments of bone.
Comminuted
The marking on the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
Deltoid Tuberosity
The FUNCTIONAL classification of the bones in the skull.
Synarthroses
The ends of a long bone.
Epiphysis
Ulna
Type of fracture that affects the ends of two bones.
Impacted
Trochanters are ONLY found on this bone.
Femur
The STRUCTURAL classification of the knee joint.
Synovial
The type of marrow found in adults. AND it is made of this. (2 answers)
Yellow- Fat (lipids)
Longest and strongest bone in the body.
Femur
Type of fracture common in children, results in splintering of bone.
Greenstick
The olecranon process is found on the proximal end of this bone.
Ulna
The discs between vertebrae have this structural AND functional classification.
Cartilaginous and Amphiarthroses
Tough outer connective tissue surrounding the bone.
Periosteum
The three parts of the coxal bone.
Ilium, Ischium, Pubis
The three steps of healing a fracture.
Hematoma, cartilage callous, bony callous
The acromion process is found on this bone.
Scapula
Ligaments, capsule, synovial fluid, hyaline cartilage on the bone surface, bursa.