Skeletal System Study Sheet

Name:_______________

Date:__________

1. The approximate ___ bones of the human body are the ______ of our ________ ______.

2. An _____ is a group of tissue that functions together to carry out _____ __________.

3. Bones are _____ and _____ to living.

4. Our skeletal system gives us _________ and allows us to ________.

5. Bones are joined to each other at joints by _________.

6. Ligaments are _____ _____ of ________ ______ which connect bones to each other.

7. Muscles are attached to bones by _______. ______ and _____ form leverage systems that allow us to ____ and do ____.

8. The skeleton protects _____ ______.

9. The skeleton serves as a reservoir of ________ which supply our blood with such minerals as _______ and __________.

10. Within bones is the ____ ______ which forms _____ _____.

11. Our bone marrow forms ________ of _________ of new ___ _____ _____ every ______.

12. The hardness of bones is due to their ____ _______ content.

13. Bones are __% mineral and __% organic matter.

14. Bones contain such minerals as_______, _________, ______, _________, _______, _________ and ________.

15. Blood vessels course through bone in small canals known as _________ ______.

16. Not all bone is ____.

17. There are two types of bone tissue: ______ and _______.

18. Spongy bone is the ____ bone in the ________ of bones and at the _____ of bone.

19. The ends of bones are referred to as the __________ of bones.

20. The shaft of bones is referred to as the __________ of bones.

21. Spongy bone is more ______ and contains more _____ ________ than does _______ bone.

22. Compact bone is ____ ____ and is found on the _______ of bones.

23. The _________ of long bones, such as the bones of the ____ and ____, are composed almost entirely of _______ ____.

24. The _________ _____ is located in the otherwise hollow center of bones and contains the ____ ______.

25. The medullary canal is formed by the action of ___________, cells which destroy bone to form ______ and ________ for _____ ________ and ______.

26. The ______ ______ contains blood vessels and fat cells.

27. The red marrow forms ___ _____ _____.

28. Lining the medullary canal is a membrane called the _________.

29. The outside surface of bone is covered with the __________, a ______ ______-_______ membrane containing _____ _______, ______ and ____-_______ cells.

30. The growth and development of bones occurs in the ___________.

31. _______ in the ________ mediate the sensations of bone ____ and ________.

32. Most of the bones of the body form in _________.

33. Bone-forming cells are called ___________.

34. Osteoblasts invade ________ and slowly _______ _________ with bone tissue in the process called ____________.

35. Cartilage ____ ___ turn into bone, but is ________ by bone.

36. ____________ refers to the process of bone formation.

37. Ossification occurs ________ life, but this process is most active in the first __ _____ of ____, after which there is no further ___________ of _________ with bone tissue.

38. The replacement of cartilage with bone begins in the ______ of the __________ in what is known as a ______ __ ____________.

39. Soon a similar ____________ ______ develops in each ________.

40. When these centers have replaced all of the cartilage with bone, the center in the ________ will meet the centers of the ________ at what is called the __________ ____.

41. The _________ ____ signifies the end of linear growth for the long bones, and means that one will not get any ______.

42. The epiphyseal line appears at about age 16 for _____ and about age 19 for ____.

43. The junction of two or more bones is called a _____.

44. Some joints are free moving, such as the ________; slightly moveable, such as ____ joined to the _____; and others are immovable, such as the _____ of the _____.

45. The ____ and ______ ______ provide the freest movement.

46. In the ____ and ______ joint, one bone with a _____ ____ moves in a ___-____ cavity of the other ____.

47. Examples of ball and socket joints are the joints between the _______ and the _______, and the _____ with the ______.

48. The upper arm bone is called the _______.

50. The shoulder blade is called the _______.

51. The upper leg bone is called the ______.

52. The hip bone is called the ______.

53. _____ ______, such as that of the elbow and knee allow movement in only ___ _____.

54. _____ ______ provide rotary movement in which a ____ rotates on a ____, or a ____ of bone _______ on a _______ ____.

55. It is a _____ ____ that allows the skull to rotate on our ____.

56. ________ ______, such as those between ________, permit limited sliding movement.

57. An _______ _____, such as that of the _____, is formed by an ____-______ surface in a _______ cavity.

58. At joints, the ends of the joined bones are covered with _____.

59. In the space between these cartilage ends is found a small amount of ___________ ______ known as ________ _____.

60. Another type of lubricating and __________ device is a _____, which is found between the bones that form the _____, _____, ___, ________ and _____.

61. The ______ ____ or back bone is built of a series of _____-____ bones called _________.

62. ________ are sort of _____ with ______ projecting from the rear to which _______ are attached.

63. It is these ______ that you can feel when you run your hand __ and ____ the _______.

64. Between each vertebrae are pads of _________ called ____________ _____ which ______ _____ and ______ in limited movement of _____.

65. The normal backbone is not ________, but has ____ curves.

66. The curve in the region of the neck is composed of _____ vertebrae and is known as the ________ ______. These _____ vertebrae are known as the ________ ________.

67. The next curve is composed of __ vertebrae and is known as the ________ _______. These __ vertebrae are called the ________ ________.

68. To the _______ ________ are connected the ribs.

69. The top ___ pairs of ribs curve around the chest area and connect to the __________.

70. The breastbone is also called the _______.

71. The bottom two pairs of ribs do not have a frontal __________ and are known as ________ ____.

72. Most people have __ pairs of ribs, but having __ or __ pair is not uncommon.

73. The third curve or the backbone is called the ______ ____ and is composed of the ____ lumbar vertebrae. This area makes up what is commonly called the "_____ __ ___ ____" and is an area in which back pain frequently occurs from ____-________.

74. The last curve of the backbone is composed of the ____ _____ _________ of the ______.

75. At birth the sacral vertebrae are not _____, but ______ occurs as we ____.

76. The last region of the spine is not a _____, but it is composed of ____ _____ ________ and is known as the ______.

77. The coccyx is commonly called our "____ ____."

78. Babies begin life with __ ________, adults have __.

79. The loss of individual bones occurs through ______.

80. In all, maturation causes us to lose about __ bones to ______.

81. The new born have about ___ bones, and adults have about ___ bones.

82. The ____, which is perched on top of the ______ _____ contains __ bones.

83. The ________ are the ___ smallest bones of the body and are located in our _____.

84. The brain cage is called the _______.

85. The cranium is composed of _ ____ bones knitted together to form lines called _______.

86. In babies, there are several areas of the _______ at which ____ _____ have not yet formed. This produces the "____ ______ or __________, of which the largest is at the ___ of the _______.

87. The ______ _____ of the bones of the cranium are the places where bone continues to ____ to accommodate the growth of the _____.

88. The skeletal system has ___ _______ to which our ____ and ____ are attached.

89. The ________ ______ consists of two collarbones (_________) and two shoulder blades (________).

90. Where _________ and ________ meet they form ________ in which the ____ hang.

91. The ______ ______ is composed of _____ pairs of fused bones, the ______, the _______ and the _____.

92. The ____ can be felt when we put our hands on our ____.

93. The ______connects with the ____ at the back at the _____-_____ joints.

94. The _____ are the bones on which we sit.

95. The _____ _____ provide the lower connection of the pelvic girdle.

96. Where ilia and pubis bones join at the __________.

97. The ________ is the cup-shaped ______ in which the rounded head of the _____ fits to form the ___ joint.

98. The bone of the upper arm is called the _______.

99. The bones of the forearm are the ____ and ______.

100. The humerus joins the ulna and radius at the _____.

101. At this joint there is a _____ which ______ over the end of the _______. If this nerve is ___, it produces a _______ __________. For this reason the humerus is called the "_____ _____."

102. The ulna and radius connect to the bones of the _____.

103. The bones of the wrist are the _______ and ___________.

104. The metacarpals join to the _________, which are the bones of the ______.

105. The _____ joins to the lower leg bones at the ____.

106. The knee cap is called the _______.

107. The lower leg bones are the ______ and _____.

108. The tibia and fibula join the _______ at the _____.

109. The bones of the foot include the _______. _________ and ________.

110. The _________ of the _____ are the bones of the toes.

111. ____________ is an infection of bones resulting from the growth of _____ within bones. The ______, usually ____________ _______, are carried to bone from the _____ ______.

112. A ________ ____ is also known as a "_______ ____."

113. a ________ ____ is a protrusion of the __________ ___ between vertebrae through a ____ in the surrounding ________.

114. The ___________ ____ is the cushioning pad between vertebrae.

115. _____ ______ is a malformation where some of the ________ fail to ____ to _______ the ______ ____. This creates a condition where the ______ ____ may be _______ of the vertebrae and ________ under the skin.

116. ________ is a sideways curvature of the spine.

117. _______ is an injury that occurs when the head is suddenly thrown ______--then jerked _____, as in the cracking of a ___.

118. _______ usually results in a sprained neck, but it occasionally causes ____ and _____ damage.

119. ________ is an inflammation of the bursa, usually affecting the ________,_____,____, or _____.

120. ______ _____ is a form of bursitis which is caused by putting severe ______ on the _____ joint.

121. ______________ is the enlargement of the canals or spaces in bone causing bones to be _____ and ______. This _______ the bone and makes it _______ and ______ ______. ____________ is more common in ____ ____, especially in ____ after ________.

122. ________ ___________ ________ appears to make osteoporosis ____ likely to develop.

123. A _______ ______ is one in which bone breaks through the skin.

124. A ______ ________ is one in which the bone does not break through the skin.

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