Study guide - chapter 7

The ____ suture is found where the frontal bone joins the two parietal bones

coronal

Opening in the bone

foramen

The occipital bone has a large opening, called the ___ through which the spinal cord connects the brain

foramen magnum

Long tubelike passage

meatus

The type of bone cell responsible for the reabsorption of bone is called an

osteoclast

The tiny cavities in the osteon called lacunae contain

osteocytes

Any projection

process

There are ____ thoracic vertebrae

12

Each bone encloses an ear and bears a fossa for articulation with the lower jaw (mandible)

Temporal

Tough connective tissue structures that attaches bones to bones

Tendons

Because the 11th and 12th pairs of ribs, do not attach anteriorly, they are called floating ribs.

True

The bones of the ankle are known as the ____ bones

tarsal

Spongy bone consists of a meshwork of interconnecting sections of bone called

trabeculae

Very large projection on femur

trochanter

Process shaped like a pulley

trochlea

The upper seven pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum and are called _____

true ribs

The spinal column is formed from a series of 26 irregular bones called

vertebrae

The shaft of a long bone, known as the____ is composed mainly of compact bone.

Diaphysis

The largest and heaviest bones of the body

Femur

Depression

Fossa

The breaking of a bone or the associated cartilage is called a ____

Fracture

The _____ bone is the only bone of the axial skeleton that does not articulate with other bones

Hyoid

The highest arch of the foot is the ______ arch.

Medial longitudinal

Which common metabolic disease presents with irregular, thickening and softening of the bones?

Paget's disease

The _______ girdle is made up of the two hip bones.

Pelvic

Which disease occurs in children and is caused by deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D?

Rickets

Overactivity of the anterior pituitary gland results in excessive secretions of growth hormone and which chronic condition

acromegaly

The ____ skeleton consists of the bones of the upper and lower extremities

appendicular

The bones of the wrist are called

carpals

Rounded prominence, usually found at an articulation

condyle

Which bones are thin and typically found where there is a need for extensive muscle attachment or protection for soft or vital parts of the body

flat

the ___ bone is a single bone that forms the forehead

frontal

Terminal enlargement

head

The process of manufacturing blood cells is called

hematopoiesis

The ___ is the largest and longest bone of the upper arm

humerus

The central canal of an osteon is surrounded by concentric rings of bone, each layer of which is called a

lamella

Abnormal curvature of the lumbar portion of the spine is called

lordosis

The ____ bone is the strongest and longest bone of the face and forms the lower jaw.

mandible

The interior of the shaft of long bone contains the

medullary cavity

The two ______ bones join in a suture to form the bridge of the nose.

nasal

The term for the formation of bone is called

ossification

The ____ (kneecap) is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body

patella

The fibrovascular membrane that covers bone is called the

periosteum

Cavity within the bone

sinus

The ____ system includes all the bones of the body and their associated cartilage, tendons, and ligaments

skeletal

The ____ bone looks like a butterfly and acts as an anchor binding all of the cranial bones together.

sphenoid

The laminae of the posterior vertebral arch do not unite at the midline in individuals with which congenital defect?

spina bifida

Sharp slender process

spine

The breast bone is called the

sternum