Skeletal system

Question 1

what are the functions of bones

Answer 1

support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation

Question 2

types of bone tissue

Answer 2

compact- dense smooth and homogenous looking

spongy- full of tiny holes

Question 3

bone shapes

Answer 3

long- a shaft with to ends, longer than wide

short- cube like

flat- flat

irregular- complex shape

Question 4

simple fracture

Answer 4

bone doesn’t penetrate skin
treated by closed reduction where doctor realigns bones with hands

Question 5

compound fracture

Answer 5

bone penetrates skin and is treated by open reduction where surgery is done on bones with pins and wires

Question 6

bone formation

Answer 6

bone breaks down and are rebuilt due to calcium levels and the pull of gravity

calcium levels are controlled by the parathyroid gland that release parathyroid hormones

Question 7

Diaphysis

Answer 7

shaft of the long bone that makes up the length of the bone

Question 8

epiphysis

Answer 8

the ends of the bone

Question 8

epiphyseal line

Answer 8

remnants of the epiphyseal plate (growth plate)

Question 9

medullary cavity

Answer 9

stores yellow marrow

Question 10

rickets

Answer 10

bowed legs, stunted growth, weird walking

low calcium and vitamin D intake

Milk

Question 11

Osteoporosis

Answer 11

fragile and easy to break thin bones

door diet lacking protein, vitamin D and calcium

exercise and a good diet