Exam 6: The Skeletal System: the Framework

A(n) ________ or closed fracture is a break without a puncture to the skin.

Another term for the production of red blood cells is ________.

These joints permit the widest range of movement ________.

A bone fracture in your arm would be part of the ________ division of the skeleton.

The ________ in women is different than in men.This fact can be used to identify the sex of a skeleton, such as in a murder case or an archeological find.

Bending your knee is an example of joint extension.

Very tough, whitish bands that connect from bone to bone are called ________.

A patient should see the doctor for any obvious bone deformity or misalignment of a(n) ________.

____________ means to move away.

Explain the microanatomy of compact bone.

Fibrous joints are not freely moving.

The microscopic cylindrical-shaped unit of compact bone is called ________.

The tissue making up most of your skeleton until embryonic week 8 is known as ________________.

Bone-building cells are called ________.

________ is a lateral curvature of the spine.

The number of pairs of true ribs is ________.

The tarsals are the toe bones.

________ is a chronic, systemic disease that is believed to be an autoimmune condition affecting the connective tissue of the body.

Bone is covered by endosteum.

The skull has mainly synovial joints.