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Skeletal_System

Study skeletal system

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Where do muscles attach? Bony processes or grooves
Osteocytes are located in small chambers called_______________ Lacunae
What are the functions of bone? Storage of inorganic saltsProvide structure and supportProduce red blood cells
Where is yellow marrow found? compact bone
Where is red marrow found? spongy bone
What common element is found in bone? calcium
What two types of hone make up the structure of a long bone? spongy and compact
Where are long bones found? femur
What is the thin layer that surrounds the long bone called? periosteum
Intramembraneous bones are formed from _____________________. connective tissue
What are bone cells called? Osteocytes
What is the shaft of the long bone called? diaphysis
What joint is found between the carpal and metacarpal of the thumb? saddle
What is teh hip and shoulder joint called? Ball and socket
The elbow and knee are examples of what joint? hinge
The joint moving the radius and ulna are called________________ pivot
What joint movement is responsible for kicking a ball is an example of ? extension
Pushing your chin forward is an example of a ______________joint movement protraction
When your turn your hand with palm facing anterior, it is an example of a ______________movement supination
Doing jumping jacks is an exmaple of _________________movement adduction
What movement enables turning the foot laterally? eversion
Bending the knee posteriorly is an example of _____________movement flexion
When you look up at the ceiling that is _______________movement hyperextension
The upward motion of a jumping jack is what movement? abduction
What is the movement of turning your hand with palm facing posterior? pronation
What are the characteristic of red marrow forms red blood cells, found in skull, found in pelvis
What is the role of osteoclasts in bone tissue? break down bone tissue
How are endochondral bones formed? from masses of cartilage
A tough layer of vascular connective tissue, called the ______________, covers bone. periosteum
The _________skeleton consists of the skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column and thorax. axial
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