SKELETAL SYSTEM
joint type can perform rotation movements
ball-and-socke
The process of depositing calcium salts into a tissue other than bone is called ________
calcification
The majority of the weight of the bone is due to
calcium salts
Moving the arm in a loop is an example of which angular movement
circumduction
The central shaft of a long bone is called the
diaphysis
freely movable joint
diarthrosis
The presence of an epiphyseal line indicates
epiphyseal growth has ended.
The joints between the phalanges are classified as
hinges
The structure that surrounds a diarthrotic joint is called
joint capsule.
Found outside or inside a joint capsule, structures that join bone to bone are called ________
ligaments
During the process of ________, an existing tissue is replaced with bone
ossification
Immature, active bone cells that produce new bone matrix are termed
osteoblasts
Which of the following matches the cell with its function
osteoblasts: ossification
Which of the following joints permits slight movement
syndesmosis
The ____________ lines the inside of the joint capsule and produces synovial fluid
synovial membrane
While observing bone tissue, you notice that osteoblast activity exceeds osteoclast activity. Which of the following events are you observing?
Bone growth
What is the main difference between spongy bone and compact bone?
Compact bones contain osteons; spongy bones contain trabeculae
________ is a movement that occurs in the anterior-posterior plane and increases the angle between the articulating bones
Extension
A movement toward the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane is termed
adduction
An ________ is a slightly movable joint
amphiarthrosis
The presence of ________ strongly indicates that the long bone is still growing
an epiphyseal plate
Partly movable
fibrous joint
Movement in the anterior-posterior plane that decreases the angle between articulating bones is which movement?
flexion
A joint with flattened or slightly curved articulating surfaces is called a ________ joint
gliding
