Skeletal System Flashcards

Front

Primary function of the skeletal system

Back

Support and protection

Front

Type of bone with a dense outer layer and porous inner layer

Back

Compact bone

Front

Mineral most commonly stored in bones

Back

Calcium

Front

The humerus is an example of this type of bone

Back

Long bone

Front

Cells responsible for bone formation

Back

Osteoblasts

Front

Structure that connects bones to other bones

Back

Ligament

Front

Bone not part of the appendicular skeleton

Back

Vertebra

Front

Role of red bone marrow

Back

Blood cell production

Front

Term describing the end of a long bone

Back

Epiphysis

Front

example of a flat bone

Back

Scapula