Human Bones
Collagen
A protein present in skin, tendon, bone, cartilage and connective tissue
How many bones are found in the skull?
A total of 26 bones.
Clavicle
Another name for the collarbone
lumbar vertebrae
Bones that are situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacral vertebrae in the spinal column
Pelvis
Boney structure formed by hipbones and sacrum.
Bone is made up of 2 rigid minerals
Calcium and Phosphorous
What many of our bones start out as...
Cartilage
Cervical vertebrae
Compose the neck bones
Marrow
Spongy inner tissue inside the center of bones. Site for production of blood cells.
Skull
The hollow bones case, made from 18 separate fused bony plates and 2 jaw bones, that surrounds and protects the brain, inner ears and eyes
Mandible
The jaw bone
Humerus
The long bone in the upper arm
60
The number of bones in the Arm. The number of bones in the Leg. The number of bones in the Torso.
206
The number of bones in the human adult body
Stirrup
The smallest bone in the body found in the inner ear
Metatarsals
bones of the foot between ankle and toes
Joined
fitted together: connected, articulated
Bones
individual parts of a hard interior framework that provide shape and protection for the human body
Cartilage
rubbery, flexible material that sometimes connects bones and provides shape for some body parts
Torso
the main part of the body that includes the shoulders, chest, hips and abdomen
Joint
the place where two bones meet and move
Skeleton
the system that includes all of the bones in the body
Ribs
12 pairs of bones forming the wall of the thorax
Cartilage can be found in an adult's body where? (4 places)
Ears, nose, elbows, knees
Phalanges
Finger bones and toe bones
Patella
Knee cap
Tibia
Larger of Two Lower Leg Bones; Inside of Leg
Femur
Longest bone in the upper leg
The skeleton provides its owner with these 4 benefits
Movement, protection, support, production of blood cells