Chapter 6: Skeletal Structure Flashcards
Most dense type of connective tissue
Bone
Which is not a function of bones
Store sodium (protect, framework, blood cells)
The number of bones in the average adult body
206
Which is not a type of bone
Round (flat, long, short)
Bones of the fingers and toes
Phalanges
Which is not a flat bone
Fibula (skull, rib, sternum)
Carpals and tarsals are which type of bones
Short (long, round, flat)
Which is not a bone cell
Osteoporosis
The type of bone cells that build bones
Osteoblast
Two main groups of bones are axial and ___
Appendicular
Which is not a part of the axial skeleton
Shoulder girdle (skull, vertebrae, rib cage)
The lower jaw or jawbone
Mandible
Another name for C1 vertebra
Atlas
Total number of vertebrae in an adult human
26
The 12 pairs of ribs attach to which vertebrae
Thoracic
The small portion of bone at the inferior end of the vertebral column
Coccyx
Ribs 1-7 attach anteriorly to the ____
Sternum
The shoulder blade
Scapula
The upper arm bone
Humerus
Lateral bone (thumb side) in the forearm
Radius
The eight bones in the wrist
Carpals
How many phalanges are on one hand
14
The upper leg bone
Femur
The kneecap
Patella
The 7 ankle bones
Tarsals
The shin bone
Tibia
The heel bone
Calcaneus
The 5 bones that form the palm of the hand
Metacarpals
Another name for bony joints
Articulation
Which is not a type of bony joint
thrombosis(correct), synarthorsis, amphisrthrosis, Diathrosis
Ribs 11 and 12 are called floating ribs (t/f)
True
The hip bone
Os coxae
Bones store calcium (t/f)
True
Bone marrow is found in the medullary cavity of bones (t/f)
True
A present epiphyseal plate means no more growth potential (t/f)
False
