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Skeletal_System
Study skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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