Ribs that join the sternum by costal cartilages are called

True ribs

Ribs that join the sternum by costal cartilages are called

true tibs

What are phalanges?

Finger and toe bones

A suture is an example of

fibrous joint

What connects bones together in a cartilaginous joint?

Hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

what is the effect of exercise on bones?

results in thickening and elongating of bones

Fibrocartilage discs that divide the joint 2 compartments are called

menisci

The largest and most complex synovial joint is the

knee

Skin cells play an important role in producing what vitamin

Vitamin D

The major blood vessels that supply the epidermis are in the

dermis

Structures with the skin, called accessory structures, originate from the

epidermis

Where on a long bone is articular cartilage found?

on the outer surface of the epiphysis

What is the process by which a bone grows in thickness

Deposit of compact bone beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis

What are osteoclasts

Bone cells that break down bone matrix

What is the effect of exercise on bones?

results in thickening and strengthening bones