Skeletal System Review I

Humans have 5 of these vertebrae, found in the lower back

• thoracic
• cervical
• lumbar
• tailbone

Chamber within the long bone that contains yellow marrow in an adult

• lacunae
• lamellae
• matrix
• medullary cavity

The wide flattened portion of the vertebral column found in the buttocks region

• sacrum
• coccyx
• pelvis
• lumbar

the tailbone

• coxa
• coccyx
• sternum
• scapula

tiny channels that connect osteocytes to the osteonic canal

• lamellae
• canaliculi
• lacunae
• fontanel

a break in the bone

• lacunae
• axis
• fracture
• bony callus

The shaft of the bone

• diaphysis
• epiphysis
• medullary cavity
• matrix

hollow chambers within the bones of the skull

• osteocytes
• manubrium
• canaliculi
• sinuses

one of the two major divisions of the skeleton;includes arms, legs, shoulder girdle, and pelvis

• appendicular
• axial
• cervical
• thoracis

Two of the ribs that are not connected to the sternum

• true
• floating
• loose
• temporary