List the two functions of the skeletal system and the sub functions under each
Physical - Structural support - Protection - Leverage (movement) Metabolic - storage of calcium, phosphate and lipids - Blood cell production
Name 4 tissue types in bone
List 3 types of bone cells
Function of Osteocytes
Adult/fully developed bones cells
- keep up compact bone by recycling calcium salts and assisting in repair
function of osteoblasts
baby bone cells (haven’t differentiated yet.)
- build more bone
Function of Osteoclasts
- cut up bony matrix
Name 4 different bone shapes/types
Long bones description and example
longer than they are wide. They have a long shaft and have two circular knobs at each end.
Ex: Femur and humerus
Short bones description and example
have roughly equal dimensions
Ex: Carpal and Tarsal bones
Flat bones description and example
thin and broad and are roughly cubes
Ex: Ribs and scapulae
Irregular bones description and example
have weird shapes that don’t fit into one of the other categories
Ex: vertebrae and many skull bones
Axial skeleton
head, neck, and trunk
appendicular skeleton
the four limbs plus the shoulder bones and pelvic girdle
parts of a long bone (2)
Epiphysis: Big knobs at the end of the bone. Have spongy bone in them
diaphysis: The shaft of the bone. Contains the bone marrow cavity
Name two types of bone development
- endochondral ossification
Intramembranous ossification process
Ossification
Changing other tissues into bone
the skeleton starts out as what kind of cartilage?
Hyaline cartilage
endochondral ossification process
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four regions of the skull
Zygomatic bones
Cheek bones
Nasal bone
Bridge of your nose
Maxilla
2 bones that make up your upper jaw
Mandible
lower jaw