Skeletal Functions Flashcards
1
Q
Protection
A
keep all the organs safe
2
Q
support
A
help us stand up
3
Q
muscle attachment
A
help us move our muscles
4
Q
mineral reserve
A
having minerals in our bones; calcium in our bones
5
Q
homopoiesis
A
bone marrow makes blood cells
6
Q
movement
A
helps us move our body
7
Q
340 Bones
A
you are born with
8
Q
206
A
as an adult because some bones fuse together to make one big bone
9
Q
what is bone
A
a connective tissue with living cells
10
Q
what does bone have
A
fibers and matrix
11
Q
compact bone
A
extracellular matrix it is on the surface of all bones
12
Q
cancellous
A
sponey bone
13
Q
osteoblast
A
immature bone cell that spits out extracellular matrix and is what makes the extracellular matrix
14
Q
osteocyte
A
mature bone cell
15
Q
osteoclast
A
destroys bones
