Quiz 3

The frontal plane is an imaginary plane that divides the body into which of the following segments?

Anterior and posterior

Movement between two adjacent vertebrae is made possible by

Facet joints

Bone-on-bone contact that results in joint pain and stiffness from a loss of articular cartilage is

Osteoarthritis

Which of the following are mature bone cells that maintain a bone's matrix?

Osteocytes

Elastin, an important elastic protein found in all connective tissues, allows those tissues to

Regain their original shape after being stretched

The angle that a joint rotates around its axis is referred to as

The direction of rotation

In addition to being a barrier to pain, what important role does cartilage play?

Bone development

Which of the following is found within the appendicular skeleton?

Bones of the upper and lower extremities

Which of the following terms refers to the main part or the shaft of a long bone?

Diaphysis

Wolff's Law describes the way

The body responds by increasing or decreasing the bones diameter