quiz
describe the major features of a long bone.
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how does a female pelvis differ from a male pelvis?
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how is a false rib different from a true rib?
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name some of the bone is the upper and lower extermities.
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names some of the organs in the skeletal system
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what are metacarpal bones? how do they differ from metatarsal bones?
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what are phalanges why are there 2 different set of these?
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what are the 3 major categories of vertebrae? how many bone in each?
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what are the 4 catagories of bones?
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what are the five major functions of the skeletal system?
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what is a suture? a fontanel? a sinus?
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what are osteocytes? where do you find them in the bone tissue?
found in the lacunae the are living bone cells
what is ossification? what is the role of the osteoblast?
ossification is the making of bones a process a un birthed baby goes through. osteoblast is the
what is the basic structural unit of compact bone tissue called?
osteon
what is the difference between the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton?
the axial is the trunk of the body inc the head the appendicular is the id the upper and lower exterimies
how does cartilage differ from bone?
there are no blood vessels in cartilage.