PE BONES Flashcards
How many bones does the human baby have?
300
How many bones do you have in adulthood?
206
Why do you have less bones when you grow up?
bones fuse, harden and grow
Why do bones harden?
ossification
How do bones vary?
shape and size
What are bones composed of?
living tissues are constantly broken down
What is the outer layer of a bone?
- periosteum
- covered in blood vessel and nerves
What is the inner part of a bone?
- medullary cavity
- filled with bone marrow
What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?
- support (bodys framework)
- protection (protects vital organs)
- movement (works with muscles to move)
- storage (stores minerals)
- blood cell production (bone marrow makes blood cells)
What does the axial skeleton include?
middle and head
What does the appendicular skeleton do?
arms and legs
What bones are in the toes?
tarsal bones
What 2 bones are in the lower leg?
tibia and fibula
What us the hip bone?
pubis
What are the finger bones?
metacarpals
What are the two bones in the lower arm?
radius and ulna
What is the bone in the upper arm?
humerus
What is the shoulder bone?
scapula
What is the spine bone?
vertebral column
What is the 2 chest bones called?
rib cage - edges
sternum - centre
What are the 2 head bones?
skull - top head
mandible - jaw
What are the 5 parts of vertebral column from top to bottom?
UN-FUSED
- cervical 7
- thoracic 12
- lumbar 5
FUSED
- sacrum 5
- coccyx 4
How bones bones are in the vertebral column?
33
What are the 5 different bone types?
- flat
- long
- irregular
- short
- sesamoid