Bones Flashcards
The Skeletal System is made up of _____ and _____
Bones, joints
Long Bones are _____ then they are _____
Longer, wide
Short Bones are about as _____ as they are _____
Wide, long
Flat Bones are _____ bones that are usually _____
Thin, curved
Irregular Bones are bones that cannot fit into any of the _____
Categories
Gross Anatomy _____ the body at a _____ level
Examines, microscopic
The diaphysis is the _____ shaft or _____ of the bone
Main, midsection
Medullary means _____
Middle
The Epiphysis is the rounder, broader _____ _____ of a long bone
Joint end
Joint Cartilage absorbs _____ and cushions the _____ while moving.
Shock, bone
Periosteum is the outermost layer of _____, a thin fibrous membrane. Has _____ ends that sense pain and blood cells with _____ for the bone.
Bone, nerve, nutrients
The skull _____ the _____
Protects, brain
The Mandible is the _____ bone
Jaw
The Frontal bone is the _____ bone
Forehead
Sutures are the _____ that hold the ______ bones together
Joints, cranial
External means _____
Outer
Acoustic means _____
Hearing
Meatus means _____
Opening
Foramen Magnum is the ______ the _____ _____ passes through
Opening, Spinal Cord
Magnum means _____
Big
Zygomatic arches are the _____ below your _____
Cheekbones, eyes
Maxillary bones form the upper _____, and hold your upper _____
Jaw, Teeth