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What does the word skeleton mean in Greek?
Dried up body
The skeletal system includes:
Joints, cartilage, ligaments and bones
What are two things about Bone?
One of the hardest materials in the body Light weight Ability to resist tension Support system
What are 3 functions of the skeletal system?
Support, Protection, Movement, mineral storage, Blood cell formation
What makes up the axial skeleton?
Skull, spine and rib cage
What makes up the appendicular skeleton?
The limbs and the girdles that they attach to.
There are ______ bones in the human body.
206
What are the two types of bone tissue?
Compact and spongy
Bones are classified by ______ and _______.
Size and shape
What are the four types of bones?
Long, short, flat, and irregular
Describe and give an example of a long bone.
Bone that is longer than wide with a shaft and ends. All of the bones in the limbs, except for the wrist and ankle bones.
Spongy, cubed shaped bones like the wrist bones are classified as ________ bones.
Short
Bones formed within tendons are called ________ bones.
Sesamoid
Irregular bone is:
Bones that do not fit in any of the other categories
What are examples of irregular bones?
Vertebrae and hip bones
The shaft of a long bone is called ___________.
Diaphysis
Epiphysis
Periosteum
Endosteum
