Chapter 6 Review

An example of an irregular bone is _____.

Vertebrae, bones of the inner ear, os penis.

the inner, latticelike, spongy structure of bone is called _____ bone.

cancellated or cancellous

The carpal bones are located in the _____.

carpus

The hard outer shell of the bone is called _____.

compact bone tissue

Which species has a well-developed clavicle?

feline

The bending of a joint is called _____.

flexion

red bone marrow:

hematopoietic tissue

crest:

high ridge

The tarsal joint is commonly called the _____.

hock

The long bones of the forelimb are _____, _____, and _____.

humerus, ulna, radius

The U-shaped bones in the neck are called the _____ bones.

hyoid

The pelvis is formed by these three bones:

ilium, ischium, pubis

osteoblast:

immature bone cell

The cushions of cartilage between the vertebrae are known as _____.

intervertebral disks

The humerus is an example of a _____ bone.

long

Bones are classified according to shapes, which are _____, _____, _____, and _____.

long, short, flat, irregular

All skull bones are immobile except for the _____.

mandible

An opening or passage in bone is called a _____.

meatus or foramen

The prominent bone at the back of the skull is the _____ bone.

occipital

sulcus:

open, ditch-like groove

foramen:

opening or hole

Immature bone cells are called _____.

osteoblasts

The first and second phalanges in the equine are commonly called the _____.

pastern

The outer membrane covering bones is called _____.

periosteum

osteoclast:

phagocytic cell

The shoulder blades are called _____.

scapula

suture:

seam

The bones of the carpus and tarsus are classified as _____ bones.

short

facet:

small, smooth area

A sharp projection is called a _____.

spine

The series of flat bones called _____ make up the sternum.

sternebrae

The joint including the patella is called the _____.

stifle

_____ unite the bones of the skull.

sutures

The equine has _____ pairs of ribs.

18

The two main parts of the skeleton are the _____ and the _____.

Axial, appendicular

The shaft of long bones is called the _____.

Diaphysis

Bone marrow is contained in the _____ cavity of long bones.

Medullary

The first vertebra of the neck that is modified to support the skull is called _____.

atlas

The anatomic classifications of the skeleton are _____ and _____.

axial, appendicular

The joint type allowing the greatest range of movement is _____.

ball-and-socket

fossa:

basinlike depression

The developing ends of long bones are called _____.

epiphysis

The shaft of a long bone is called _____.

diaphysis

Periosteum:

tough, fibrous membrane covering

The bones that support the membranous framework that warms and moistens the air are called _____ bones.

turbinate