Human Biology Section Two: The Skeletal System
Flash cards for the Skeletal System
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- Scalpula
- Sholder blade
- Calcium
- Helps build strong bones and teeth; a mineral that is essential for bone growth, teeth development, blood coagulation, and many other functions.
- Humerous
- Uppermost and largest bone of the arm, from elbow to shoulder.
- Radius
- Smaller of Two Lower Arm Bones; Goes to Thumb
- Clavicle
- Collarbone(were the shoulder is located.)
- Ligaments
- Connective tissue that attaches bone to bone.
- Metacarpals
- Hand Bones
- Patella
- Knee Cap; the knee bone.
- Femur
- The longest and thickest bone of the human skeletonl; the thigh bone.
- Ribs
- The bones in the chest that protect the heart and lungs.
- Ball and Socket
- Full range of motion; shoulders and hips.
- Fibula
- Behind the tibia (the bone in the back section of the lower leg)
- Phosphorus
- A mineral that is essential in bone formation, muscle contraction, and many other functions.
- Column
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- Metatarsals
- Foot Bone
- Marrow Cavity
- Hollow interior that stores fat.
- Carpals
- Wrist bones
- Hinge Joint
- Joint that allows forward and backward motion (elbow, knees, fingers, toes
- Phalanges
- Finger and toe bones
- Fixed Joint
- A joint you canno't move (skull)
- Joint
- The connection of two or more bones.
- Cartilage
- A rubbery, outer layer that reduces friction, often found on a newborn baby which then forms to tough, hard skeleton.
- Shaft
- The main (mid) section of a long bone.
- Tarsals
- Ankle bone
- Periosteum
- Outer covering; the tought fiberous substance which covers all of the bone excep the join ends.
- Bones
- Bones(Osteo), the support of the body and protection of the organs. Made with calcium and consists of 206.
- Tendons
- Connective tissue that attaches a musle to a bone.
- Pivot Joint
- Fixed point to move to and from (neck)
- Spongy Bone
- Soft, inner part that makes blood found at the end of the bone.
- Vertebral
- Spinal column
- Tibia
- Larger of Two Lower Leg Bones; Inside of Leg
- Ulna
- The outside bone of the hand
- Gliding Joint
- Slide and glide motion (wrist, ankle, and back)