| Term | Definition |
| SMAPSH | Support, Movement, Attachment, Protection, Storage, Hemopoeisis |
| Organic material provides... | Flexibility |
| Inorganic material provides... | Durability |
| Osteocytes | Bone cells |
| Fontanel | Soft spot on baby's head |
| Diaphysis | Hollow, cylindrical shaft of long bone |
| Epiphysis | End of the diaphysis that contains red marrow |
| Medullary canal | Center of the shaft that contains yellow marrow |
| Endosteum | Lining of the medullary canal |
| Compact bone | Hard bone surrounding the medullary canal |
| Spongy bone | Bone that remains when some of the hard bone dissolves |
| Periosteum | Fibrous tissue covering the outside of the bone |
| Long bone grows from ____ to _____. | Diaphysis to epiphysis |
| Osteoblasts | Bone cells that deposit new bone |
| Osteoclasts | Bone cells that secrete enzymes that split the bone minerals into calcium and phosphorous |
| Osteocytes | Bone cells that help to maintain bone as a living tissue |
| Types of bones | Long, flat, irregular, short |
| Two types of bones in the skull | Cranial and facial bones |
| # of cranial bones | 8 |
| # of facial bones | 14 |
| Cranium protects... | Brain, outer ear, and parts of the eye |
| Hemopoeisis | Process of blood cell formation in the bones |
| Haversian canals | Where blood vessels that nourish osteocytes travel |
| Cubelike bones (wrist/ankle) are which type? | Short |
| Sutures | Irregular bands of connective tissue that hold the bones in place during infancy |
| Ethmoid | Bone that forms part of the nasal septum |
| Axis | Second cervical vertebrae |
| Odontoid process | Permits us to nod our heads (on axis) |
| Sternum | Lower cartilaginous part of the breastbone |
| Xiphoid process | Important landmark in CPR on sternum |
| Epiphysial | Growth plate |
| Medullary cavity contains.... | Yellow marrow |
| Cheekbones | Zygomatic bone |
