Bones? BONESSSS

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