Skeletal System Flashcards
WHAT MAKES UP THE SKELETAL SYSTEM?
Bones ,ligaments and tendons.
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF OSTEOCLASTS?
Are bone reabsorbing cells during remodeling.
HOW MANY TYPES OF OSSIFICATION ARE THERE AND WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN?
intramembranous ossification and Endochondral ossification- the formation of bone
WHAT ARE LACUNAE AND WHAT DO THEY CONTAIN?
Tiny cavities that contain osteocytes
DEFINE FRACTURE
A break in the bone or cartilage
EXPLAIN DIAPHYSIS
The shaft of a long bone
Explain FLAT BONES
Flat bones are thin bones that protect soft or vital organs
WHERE IS THE FRONTAL BONE
The forehead
WHAT IS THE OPENING IN THE OCCIPITAL BONE AND WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT IT?
The inferior portion of this bone has a large opening called the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord connects with the brain.
EXPLAIN THE TEMPOral bone
help form the lower sides and base of the cranium
EXPLAIN THE SPHENOID BONE
The single sphenoid bone forms the anterior portion of the base of the cranium . The butterfly
WHAT BONES FORM THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE?
Nasal bones
WHAT IS THE STRONGEST BONE OF THE JAW?
Mandible bone
WHAT ARE VERTEBRAE?
26 bones that form the spinal cord
WHAT’S ANOTHER NAME FOR THE STERNUM?
Breast bone
