Bones

Question 1

Bones

Answer 1

Provide the framework of the body, protect internal organs, store calcium and other minerals and produce blood cells within the bone marrow

Question 2

Short bones

Answer 2

Somewhat cute-shaped. Consist of a core of spongy bone (cancellous bone), enclosed in a thin surface layer of compact bone.
Ex: bones of ankles, wrists and toes

Question 3

Irregular bones

Answer 3

Include bones that cannot be classified as short or long because of their complex shapes.
EX: vertebrae and middle ear

Question 4

Flat bones

Answer 4

Provide broad surfaces for muscular attachment or protection for internal organs
Ex: Skull, shoulder blades, sternum

Question 5

Long bones

Answer 5

Found in the appendages of the body such as the legs, arms and fingers

Question 6

Diaphysis

Answer 6

Shaft, or long main portion of bone. Consists of:
Compact bone- forms a cylinder and surrounds a central canal called the medullary cavity which contains fatty yellow marrow

Question 7

Distal epiphysis and Proximal epiphysis

Answer 7

Ends of the bones. Covered with articular cartilage, made of spongy bone

Question 8

Periosteum

Answer 8

Dense, white fibrous membrane covers the remaining surface of bone. Contains blood and lymph vessels and nerves .