skeletal system Flashcards
Adult human bones account for ___% of body’s total weight
40
Mainf unction of skeletal system
Support, protection and movement
Smallest bone
ossicle
Newborns have_______bones
350
Adults have_____bones
206
Are bones alive?
yes
Bones are mad eof
Calcium and phosphorus
_____hold the bones together
Protein
Long bones- longer than they are wide
femur, radius, ulna and humerus
Short bones
Carpals
Flat bone
Ribs, skull and sturnum
Flat bones are ______
thin and large surface are and is compact around spongy
Irregular bone
Vertebrae and pelvis
Simple faracture
Is under skin
Compound fracture
breaks through skin
Yellow bone marrow
stores fat
Red bone marrow
Red blood cells
How can you care for skeletal system
Excercise daily, eat leafy green vegetables and wear protective gear
Pelvis
flat
skull/cranium
flat
femur
long
humerus
long
sternum
flat
Tibia
long
Clavicle
long
Mandible
irregular
fibula
long
Ulna
long
Cervical vertebrae
irregular
Carpal
short
phalanges
long
patella
short
tarsals
short