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Cards (20)
Functions
Framework
Attachment
Protection
Movement
Compact Bone Tissue
Outer hard shell of the bone
Framework
Cancellous Bone Tissue
Spongey
inner part
Spaces to allow
blood vessels
Bone
Marrow
Red +
Yellow
Red
- Where
blood
cells
are
formed
Axial Skeleton
Supports Skull
,
Neck
,
Spine
Appendicular
Skeleton
Supports limbs
and
attached
them to
body
Flat Bones
Protects
internal organs
E.g
Scapula
Irregular
Bones
Protects internal organs
E.g Vertabrea, Pubis
Long Bones
Supports body weight
E.g
Femur
Short Bones
Provide Stability
E.g Carpals + Tarsals
Seasmoid
Embedded in tendon to protect from stress
E.g
Pisiform
,
Patella
Erythrocytes
(
RBC
)
Once
matured
after
leaving
the
bone marrow
, they ate
reps
eased to
blood stream.
Carry
Oxygen.
Leukocytes
(
WBC
)
Help protect body
against
disease
Thrombocytes
(
Platelets
)
Blood Clotting
Functions of the
Sinuses
Reduce weight off head
Secrete mucus
to
trap dust
Provider buffer
against
blows
to
face
Examples of Sinuses (4)
Maxillary
Frontal
Ethmoidal
Sphenoidal
Shoulder Girldle
Clavicle
+
Scapula
Vertebral
Coloumn
(
Atlas
,
Axis
)
Cervical
-
7
Thoracic
-
12
Lumbar
-
5
Sacrum
-
5
Coccyx
-
4
Functions of
Vertebral Column
Provides
Strength
and
stability
Careys body weight
Protects nerves
of
spinal cord
Pelvic Girdle
Pubis
Illium
Ishium