HS1 - Skeletal Structures &Functions

Which function of the skeletal system is bones surround organs an example of (like your brain being in your skull or your lungs being inside your ribs)

• protection
• movement
• mineral storage
• hemopoiesis

Which function of the skeletal system happens when a muscle contracts and pulls on a bone like a pulley 

• protection
• movement
• mineral storage
• hemopoiesis

Which function of the skeletal system relates to bones keeping calcium and phosphorus in them 

• protection
• movement
• mineral storage
• hemopoiesis

Which function of the skeletal system relates to how bone marrow makes blood 

• protection
• movement
• mineral storage
• hemopoiesis

Bone forming cells

• osteoblast
• osteoclast
• osteocyte
• ossification

Bone reabsorbing cells - they breakdown bone so that calcium can be reabsorbed into your bloodstream

• osteoblast
• osteoclast
• osteocyte
• ossification

A mature bone cell

• osteoblast
• osteoclast
• osteocyte
• ossification

Process by which cartilage is turned into bone 

• osteoblast
• osteoclast
• osteocyte
• ossification

Ex's of this type of bone are: humerus and femur

• long bones
• flat bones
• irregular bones
• short bones

Ex's of this type of bone are: sternum, ribs, scapula and pelvis

• long bones
• flat bones
• irregular bones
• short bones