A&P Skeletal Review

Cartilaginous soft spots throughout a baby's skeleton

• Fontanels

• Osteons

• Osteocytes

• Osteoblasts

Division of skeleton responsible for movement

• Appendicular

• Axial

Division of skeleton responsible for the protection of organs

• Axial

• Appendicular

Smooth connective tissue most often found between bones

• Cartilage

• Fontanel

• Osteons

• Osteoblasts

Growth plates are found in this division of long bones

• Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Medullary cavity

• Marrow

Spongy bone is also called

• Cancellous bone

• Cartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Compact bone

Form of marrow with high fat content

• Yellow

• Red

• White

• Orange

Formation of blood cells

• Hematopoesis

• Fontanels

• Medullary

• Epiphyseal growth

Type of joint containing a clear, lubricating fluid

• Synovial

• Synthesis

• Fontanial

• Axial

Which is not a function of the skeletal system

• Creation of blood cells

• Long term storage of calcium and other nutrients

• Protection of internal organs

• All are a function of the skeletal system