Skeleton System Review
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- What is the difference between a ligament and a tendon?
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Ligament-connective tissue that connects bone to bone
Tendon-connective tissue that connects muscle to bone - Diaphysis
- The shaft of the bone
- How many bones in the human skeleton?
- 206 bones
- What's the difference between osteoblasts and osteoclasts?
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Osteoblasts-bones form from these spindle-shaped cells
Osteoclasts-their function is to reabsorb bone - Periosteum
- The fibrovascular membrane that covers a bone
- Sternum
- The breastbone
- The formation of bone is called ______________?
- Ossification
- What is hematopoiesis and where does it take place?
- The manufacture of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. It takes place in red bone marrow
- The patella is the largest example of what kind of bone?
- The Sesamoid bones
- What are the names of C1 and C2 of the spine called?
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C1-Atlas
C2-Axis - True ribs are ribs 1-7, what are ribs 8-12 called?
- False ribs
- The bones of the wrists are called carpals. What are the bones of the ankle called?
- Tarsals
- What name is shared by the fingers and the toes?
- Phalanges (plural) and phalanx (singular)
- Name an example of a flat bone.
- Sternum, ribs, scapula, frontal, pelvis
- Besides length, what is the difference between a long bone and a short bone?
- The short bone does not have a long axis and are somewhat irregular shape. Example: Tarsals and carpals