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OSTEOCYTE - ANSWER mature osteoblasts



OSTEOBLAST - ANSWER Bone forming cells



OSTEOCLAST - ANSWER cells that break down bone minerals. Re-sorbs mineralized
bone



Anatomical Position - ANSWER standing upright, head and eyes facing forward, feet
together or slightly apart, palms facing anteriorly, thumbs pointing outward



What types of bones are there? - ANSWER Long bones, Short Bones, Flat Bones,
Irregular bones, and Sesamoid bones



What is the shaft of a long bone called? - ANSWER Diaphysis



What is the end of a long bone called? - ANSWER Epiphyses



How many facial bones are there? - ANSWER 14



What type of bones are facial and vertebral bones - ANSWER Irregular




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, What does the vertebral column protect? - ANSWER Spinal cord



How many Vertebrae are in the spinal column? - ANSWER 33



How many sections(regions) is the spinal column broken into? - ANSWER 5 Cervical,
thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx



How many vertebrae are in the Cervical spine? - ANSWER 7



How many vertebrae are in the Thoracic spine? - ANSWER 12



How many vertebrae are in the Lumbar spine? - ANSWER 5



How many vertebrae are in the Sacrum? - ANSWER 5 which fuse when adulthood is
reached



How many vertebrae are in the Coccyx? - ANSWER 4 fused vertebrae



Which bones make up the Pectoral girdle - ANSWER Clavicle and Scapula



What two points does the clavicle attach to - ANSWER Acromion process and the
manubrium of the sternum



What is the scapula commonly called - ANSWER shoulder blade



What type of bone is the scapula? - ANSWER flat bone




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