A | B |
How many bones | 206 |
Body of bone | main part |
Head of bone | enlarged end |
Neck of bone | constriction between head and body |
Fossa | General term for a depression |
Process | Prominent projection |
Tubercle | Small rounded bump |
Tuberosity | Knob |
Trochanter | Tuberosities on promixmal femur |
Long bones | it length is greater than its width |
short bones | equal in length, width, and thickness |
Flat bones | thin or curved |
Irregular bones | don't fit into any other category |
Sesamoid bones | embedded within tendons or cords |
Accessory bones | unfused bones |
Diaphysis | Hollow tube of compact bone |
Medullary cavity | Hollow area inside diaphysis, contains yellow marrow |
Epiphysis | Ends of bones, spongy bone |
Articular cartilage | Thin layer of cartilage covering epiphysis |
Periosteum | strong fibrous membrane covering diaphysis |
Endosteum | Thin membrane that lines medullary cavity |
Compact bone | hard, dense, stress bearing bone |
Spongy bone | light, spongy, low stress bone |
Osteoblast | bone building, bones repairing cells |
Osteocytes | mature bone cells |
Osteoclast | Cells that cause reabsorption of bone |
1st step bone formation | collagen fiber secreted by fibroblast |
2nd step bone formation | cartilage deposited between fibers |
3rd step bone formation | ossification |
childhood | ossification exceeds bone loss |
middle age | ossification equals bone loss |
after age 35 | bone loss exceeds ossification |
Where does bone grow in length | epiphyseal line |
Where does bone grow in width | surface of bone |
What gland controls growth | anterior pituitary |
Dwarfism | hypofunction of growth |
Gigantism | Hyperfunction of growth |
Acromegaly | hyperfunction of growth after puberty |
Yellow marrow stores | fat |
Skull function | protect brain |
Malleus | bone in middle ear, hammer shaped |
Incus | bone in middle ear, anvil shaped |
Stapes | Bone in middle ear, stirrup shaped |
Function of paranasal sinuses | resonating chambers |
Atlas | 1st cervical vertebrae |
2nd vertebrae | Axis |
2nd group of vertebrae (12) | thoracic |
1st group of vertebrae (7) | cervical |
3rd group of vertebrae (5) | Lumbar |
4th section of vertebrae (1) | sacral |
5th section of vertebrae (1) | coccyx |
Kyphosis | hunchback |
Lordosis | Swayback |
Scoliosis | Lateral curvature of spine |
1st part of sternum | manubrium |
2nd part of sternum | body |
3rd part of sternum | xiphoid process |
1st seven pair of ribs | true ribs |
8-12 ribs | false ribs |
11 and 12th ribs | floating ribs |
humerus bone | upper arm |
radius | bone on thumb side of forearm |
ulna | bone on little finger side of forearm |
carpals | wrist bones |
metacarpals | hand bones |
fingers/toes | phalanges |
Femur | thigh bone |
Patella | kneecap |
tibia | skin bone |
fibula | lateral bone on lower leg |
tarsals | ankle bones |
metatarsals | foot bones |
Bones mainly store | calcium |
Levers | muscles attach to bones to help provide movement |