Term
What is the thin membrane that covers a bone?
|
|
Definition
|
|
Term
What is the mostly solid, dense part of a bone?
|
|
Definition
|
|
Term
What is the part of a bone with many small pores or spaces?
|
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells? |
|
Definition
marrow (Red bone marrow is in the spongy bone.) |
|
|
Term
What is a crack or break in a bone?
|
|
Definition
fracture open fracture - bone breaks through the skin closed fracture - bone does not break the skin hairline fracture - very thin crack in the bone |
|
|
Term
How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?
|
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Where are the 3 smallest bones in your body?
|
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Where is the l o n g e s t bone in your body?
|
|
Definition
|
|
Term
What is the job of the periosteum?
|
|
Definition
It has many blood vessels that carry food molecules and oxygen to bone cells.
|
|
|
Term
What mineral makes compact bones hard?
|
|
Definition
calcium (Ca) Dairy products have a lot of calcium. |
|
|
