Skeletal System

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Depressions: Flattened or indented portions of bone.
Levers: Rigid rods where muscles attach.
Processes: Projections protruding from the bone where tendons and ligaments can attach.
Vertebral discs: Fibrous cartilage structures between vertebrae that act as shock absorbers and assist with movement.
Neutral Spine: Represents a position in which the vertebrae and associated structures are under the least amount of load.
Vertebral: ________  column; Bones that house the spinal cord; consists of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral regions.
Osteoporosis: A condition of reduced bone mineral density, which increases risk of bone fracture.
Axial: ______ is a division of the skeletal system consisting of the skull, the rib cage, and the vertebral column.
Osteoblasts: Special cells that form and lay down new bone tissue.
Appendicular: A division of the skeletal system consisting of the arms, legs, and pelvic girdle.
Joints: The sites where two bones meet and movement occurs as a result of muscle contraction.
Remodeling: The process by which bone is constantly renewed by the resorption and formation of the bone structure.
Osteoclasts: Special cells that break down and remove old bone tissue.

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