Overall
Bone Structure
Tendons, Ligaments, & Cartilage
Bone Location
Vocabulary
100

This number of bones in the human body.

What is 206?

100

The functional unit of a bone

What is the osteon?

100

The joint where the femur and tibia meet

What is the knee?

100

The bone that is not located in the lower limbs.

Femur

Tibia

Ulna

Tarsals

What is the ulna?

100

All bone starts out as this type of tissue?

What is connective?

200

An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

What is scoliosis?

200

Spongy bone lowers the _________ of a bone.

What is density?

200

The point where the humerus and ulna meet.

What is the elbow?

200

These bones form the palm of the hand.

What are the metacarpals?
200

The soft spot between the plates of bone which don't fuse until after birth.

What is the fontanel?

300

Loss of bone density with age.

What is osteoporosis?

300

The shaft of a long bone.

What is the diaphysis?

300

Cartilage is formed by this type of bone.

What is endochondral?

300

This bone is formed by the ischium, ilium, and pubis.

What is the coxal bone or pelvis?

300

True, false, and floating are all terms that describe this set of bones.

What are the ribs?

400

This process makes blood cells in the red bone marrow, liver, and spleen.

What is hemopoiesis?

400

This is located at the end of a long bone.

What is the epiphysis?

400

This type of cartilage is found in the ear.

What is elastic cartilage?

400

This facial bone contains the lower teeth.

What is the mandible?

400

An abnormal curvature of the upper spine

What is kyphosis?

500

This color for bone marrow stores fat.

What is yellow?

500

The process of forming new bone tissue.

What is ossification?

500

The coronal suture forms an immovable joint between the parietal bones and this bone.

What is frontal?

500

This bone is also called the cheekbone.

What is the zygomatic?

500

An abnormal lateral curvature of the lower spine.

What is lordosis?