Bone Basics
This is the total number of bones in the adult human skeleton.
What is 206?
The skeleton does this to help the body move.
What is works with muscles to produce movement?
The long bone found in the upper leg
What is the femur?
Characterized by decreased bone mass and increased fracture risk.
What is Osteoporosis ?
The smallest bone in the human body is found in this part.
What is the ear?
The strong connective tissue that holds bones together at joints.
What is a ligament?
The skeleton provides this to the body to give it shape.
What is support?
The type of bones found in the wrist and ankle.
What are short bones?
Deficient mineralization due to vitamin D deficiency
What is Rickets ?
This bone is the only one not connected to another bone.
What is the hyoid bone?
The tough outer membrane that covers bones.
What is the periosteum?
Bones do this for important organs like the brain, heart, and lungs.
What is protect them?
These bones are flat and protect organs, like the skull and ribs.
What are flat bones?
Inflammation of joints, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
What is Arthritis ?
The longest and strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
The soft tissue found in the center of many bones that makes blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
The process by which new blood cells are made in the bones.
What is hematopoiesis?
The bones of the spine are called this.
What are vertebrae?
Disruption in bone integrity requiring healing and remodeling.
What is fractures?
Babies are born with about this many bones.
What is 270?
The part of the bone that is hard and dense, found beneath the outer membrane.
What is compact bone?
The skeleton helps maintain this important mineral balance in the body.
What is calcium?
Bones that have complex shapes, such as the pelvis or vertebrae.
What are irregular bones?
Irregular curve in the coronal plane.
What are scoliosis?
These cells break down bone to help remodel and shape it.
What are osteoclasts?