Skeletal System Basics
The shaft of a long bone is called this.
What is the diaphysis?
The only movable bone in the skull.
What is the mandible?
This type of muscle is voluntary and striated.
What is skeletal muscle?
This skin layer contains melanocytes.
What is the epidermis?
Stratum basale to be more specific
This bone is a sesamoid bone.
What is the patella?
The smallest bones in the body are found here.
What is the ear?
This type of bone functions as levers for movement.
What are long bones?
This bone connects the sternum to the scapula.
What is the clavicle?
This muscle type is striated and involuntary
What is cardiac muscle?
The protein that makes skin tough and waterproof.
What is keratin?
This type of bone is the vertebra.
What is an irregular bone?
These bones form the wrist.
What are carpals?
This bone protects the brain.
What is the skull?
The vertebra that articulates with the skull.
What is the atlas (C1)?
This type of muscle is non-striated.
What is smooth muscle?
The outermost layer of skin.
What is the epidermis?
Stratum corneum to be more specific
The mineral primarily stored in bones.
What is calcium?
This tissue connects muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?
Red bone marrow performs this important function.
What is blood cell production/ hematopoiesis?
The bone that articulates with the acetabulum.
What is the femur?
This muscle type contains multiple nuclei.
What is skeletal muscle?
This gland produces sweat.
What is a sudoriferous gland?
This joint type allows movement in many directions.
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
Tough tissue found at ends of long bones.
What is cartilage?
Allows bones to grow in length
What is the epiphyseal plate?
The axial skeleton includes these three structures.
What are the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage?
The smallest part of a muscle to contract.
What is a sarcomere?
This pigment gives skin its color.
What is melanin?
Connective tissue that links bone to bone.
What is a ligament?
This skeletal division includes the sternum.
What is the axial skeleton?