Kin skeletal Flashcards
1
Q
Axial skeleton
A
80 bones of head thorax and trunk
2
Q
Appendicular skeleton
A
126 bones of the extremeties
3
Q
How many bones total, not including random seasmoid bones?
A
206
4
Q
Can bones be considered organs?
A
Yes, They are made up of several different types of tissue such as fibrous, cartilaginous, osseous, nervous, and vascular.
5
Q
Compact Bone
A
Makes up the hard dense outer shell
6
Q
cancellous bone
A
porous and spongy inside portion called the trabeculae. Filled with marrow and make the bone lighter
7
Q
epiphysis
A
area at each end of a long bone. In adult bone, the epiphysis is osseous, and in growing bone the epiphysis is cartilaginous material called the epiphyseal plate.
8
Q
Where does longitudinal growth occur?
A
Epiphyseal plate
