Mods4 Flashcards
(69 cards)
The ___________ _________ consists of bones, cartilage, and the membranes that line the bones.
skeletal system
Each bone is an organ that includes what?
nervous tissue
epithelial tissue
connective tissue
Bones have many functions, including the following:
support
protection
movement
mineral storage
blood cell production
energy storage
Bones provide a framework for the attachment of muscles and other tissues.
Support
Bones such as the skull and rib cage protect internal organs from injury.
Protection
Bones enable body _______ by acting as levers and points of attachment for muscles.
Movement
Bones serve as a reservoir for **calcium and phosphorus, **
Mineral storage
The production of blood cells, or hematopoiesis, occurs in the red marrow found within the cavities of certain bones.
Blood cell production
Lipids, such as fats, stored in adipose cells of the yellow marrow serve as an ______.
___________= energy reservoir
actual answer: energy storage
How many bones are there in the body?
206 bones
What are the 6 types of bones?
Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid(round bones)
Sutural
longer than they are wide; length of the bone, or shaft, widens at the extremities (ends)
Long
Give an example of long bone.
Humerus(arm)
Cubelike, about as long as they are wide
Short
Give an example of short bone.
Carpals(wrist)
thin or flattened
Flat
Give an example of flat bones.
frontal(skull)
parietal
ribs
have specific shapes, unlike the other types of bones.
Irregular
Give an example of irregular bones.
vertebrae(spinal chord)
facial bones
hip bones
The following two bone types are usually classified separately:
Sesamoid(round bones)
Sutural
found embedded within certain tendons
sesamoid(round bones)
Give an example of sesamoid bones
patella(kneecap)
occur between the sutures(joints) of the cranial bones of the skill
sutural
Give an example of sutural bone
wormian bones