skeletal Flashcards
What are the functions of the skeletal system?
Support, movement, protection, and producing red blood cells
What are the components of the skeletal system?
Bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons
which bones are classified as irregular in shape?
vertebrae, sacrum and coccyx
What is the tip of a long bone called?
epiphysis
What type of bones are the carpal bones?
short bones
What type of bone are ribs?
flat bones
What are bones that develop in tendons called?
sesamoid bones
What are small oddly shaped bones that fill gaps between bones of the skull called?
sutural bones
What type of bone is adapted to withstand stresses that arrive from many directions?
spongy bones
What type of bone is the humerus?
long bone
What is the large proximal projection of the femur called?
trochanter
What is a hole through a bone called?
foramen
What is the smooth, rounded articular process of a bone called?
condyle
What is a shallow depression on a bone called?
fossa
What is the region of a long bone between the end and the shaft called?
metaphysis
