Musculosketal System

Question 0

Bones are composed of rigid connective tissue and provide the following functions

Answer 0

Form the skeleton
Provide the chief means of support for the body
Provide the mechanism for motion
Protect vital organs
Serve as a production factory for blood cells ( marrow)
Store calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium salts

Question 1

Musculoskeletal system

Answer 1

System of muscles, joints,tendons, and ligaments proving movement, form, strength, and protection.
Various muscle and bone types work together in this body system.

Question 2

Long - bones longer

Answer 2

Longer than they are wide and found in the limbs (femur and humerus). These bones are names for their elongated shape , not their size

Question 3

Tubular

Answer 3

Also referred to as long bones

Question 4

Short

Answer 4

Roughly cube-shaped bones such as carpal bones of the wrist and tarsal bones of the ankle

Question 5

Sesamoid ( shaped like a sesame seed)

Answer 5

Short bone formed within tendons; cartilaginous in early life and osseous ( bony ) in the adult. The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body

Question 6

Cuboidal

Answer 6

Referred to as short bones

Question 7

Flat

Answer 7

Consist of layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone; cross-section is flat , not rounded. Flat bones have marrow, but lack a bone marrow cavity. Example skull and ribs

Question 8

Irregular

Answer 8

Bones in the body not fitting into the above categories mentioned; several are found in the face, such as the zygomatic. Vertebrae are also considered irregular bones.