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What is the narrow ridge of the bone?
The narrow ridge of a bone is called a crest. It is a raised area of the bone's surface that can serve as an attachment point for muscles, tendons, or ligaments. Crests are important for providing structural support and stability to the bone.
What is the hip bone also known as?
the ilium The innominate bone or coxal bone
What are the functions of the compact bone and spongy bone?
Compact bone makes the bones hard enough so that they can provide support to the body and protect organs. It makes up the hard exterior of skeletal bones. Spongy bone (cancellous bone) is in shorter, flatter bones, and at the ends of long bones. It has more blood vessels and usually contains bone marrow, where red blood cells are produced.
What is the function of the organic material in bone?
The bone matrix is made of 35% organic material and 65% inorganic materials. The organic material gives bone flexibility & strength.
What is the scientific name for a collar bone?
The scientific name for the collar bone is clavicle. It is a long bone that connects the arm to the body and helps with shoulder movements.
What is the narrow ridge of the bone?
The narrow ridge of a bone is called a crest. It is a raised area of the bone's surface that can serve as an attachment point for muscles, tendons, or ligaments. Crests are important for providing structural support and stability to the bone.
What is the name of the long narrow bone in the lower part of your leg?
The long narrow bone in the lower part of your leg is called the fibula.
What does bone narrow produce?
bone marrow produces blood cells
Where do blood cells produce?
bone narrow
What bone is narrow opening?
spinal cord
Narrow passageways that contain cytoplasmic extensions of osteocytes?
Bone canaliculi are narrow canals containing cytoplasmic processes of osteocytes. They are located in the space between the lacunae of ossified bone.
Name of flate narrow bone in the middle of chest?
Sternum
Which axial skeletal bone has a narrow ridgelike projection?
Condyle
A narrow strip of dense connective tissue that connects muscle to bone?
Tendons connect muscles to bone.
What is the lower narrow portion of the breast bone?
It is called the xyphoid process.
Why is the bone narrow important to the blood?
red blood cells are produced in the Marrow.
Why would physicians treat leukemia by transplanting bone marrow from a healthy person to the sick person?
bone narrow is what makes blood
