Terms for Skeletal System
appendicular skeleton
The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it
axial skeleton
Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the cranium, rib cage, and vertebral column
Carpal
Wrist bonessss
calvicles
collarbones, we got 2 of them!
Cranium
bones that enclose the brain, we have 8 of them!
diaphysis
Middle section of SHAFT of the LONG BONE
endosteum
medullary canal gets lined with this membrane
epiphysis
End or head of the LoNG bONe
femur
thigh? Longest bone? THIGH HAS BONE??? BONE HAS THIGH???
fibula
that tiny little support bone that helps the tibia in the leg, that one below the patella, the one that you labelled as behind the tibia kinda sorta, that one
fontanels
Those funny little soft spots on a baby's cranium that make the skull malleable bc we gotta survive being born besties.
foramina
that one hole in the bones that blood and nerves pass through
humerus
The long bone that goes from shoulderish to elbowish. It's very funny
joints
Articulation points bestie, they join the bones in holy boneness
ligaments
Tissue that connects bones together
medullary canal
The inner area of a long bone, contains marrow
metacarpals
Palm bonessssssss, 5 a hand
metatarsals
Foot Bonesssss
os coxae
hip bone; composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis
patella
He'll bust your kneecaps, ooo la di do la di doooooo. but replace the kneecaps with smt sciencey
periosteum
Membrane that covers bones minus joints, protects from wear
phalanges
Fingers and toesssssssssss
radius
If your thumb is to the sky this bone that is elbowish to thumb is also to the sky
red marrow
thick, bloodlike material found in
epiphysis; location of blood cell formation
ribs
Costae; 12 bones that cover your lungs and heart
scapulas
Shoulder blade
sinuses
Cavities or air space in the bone
skeletal system
Body system made up of bones
sternum
breast bone
sutures
an area were bones join or fuse together
OR
Surgical stich used to join together the ends of an incision or wound
tarsals
Ankle Bonessss, 7 of them!
tibia
The bone that the fibula supports and is below the patella, the shin one
ulna
Long bone in the forearm, below radius
vertebrae
Spine boness
yellow marrow
soft, fatty material found in the diapiphyes
diaphysis
shaft of bone