| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| The part of the skeleton that contains all extremities (arms,legs) | Axial |
| The part of the skeleton that includes the skull,facial bones, vertebrae | Appendicular |
| The femur and humerus are examples of this type of bone | long |
| Carpals(wrist bones) and tarsals (ankle bones) are examples of this type of bone | short |
| Ossicles or small bones in the ear and vertebrae are known as this type of bones | irregular |
| the long central shaft of the bone | diaphysis |
| the proximal and distal end of the bone | epiphysis |
| this part of the bone contains mostly fat | yellow |
| the part of the bone that manufactures red blood cells | red |
| the production of red blood cells | hematopoesis |
| immature cells being replaced by mature bone cells | ossification |
| muscles ability to respond to electrical stimulation | excitability |
| muscles ability to contract | contractibility |
| muscles ability to lengthen | extensibility |
| muscles abilty to return to resting state | elasticity |
| muscles directly attached to bone | striated |
| muscles that line internal organs | visceral |
| muscles found around and within the heart | myocardium |
| place in the body where 2 bones meet | joint |
| connective tissue that allows muscle and bone to word together | tendons |
| connective tissue that holds joints together | ligament |
| least moveable type of joint Ex bones of the skull | fibrous |
| most moveable joints: ex ankle, knees, wrist, elbows | synovial |
| slightly moveable joints ex spinal column, pelvis | cartilaginous |