Chapter 5

Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are ________, whereas articulations permitting no movement are called ________.

amphiarthroses; synarthroses

What type of tissue covers the epiphysis of bones and reduces friction in the joints?

articular cartilage

Two or more bones meet at a location called a(n) ________.

articulation (joint)

The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that ________.

bone length is increasing

A fracture that is common in osteoporotic bones is a(n) ________.

compression fracture

Julie experienced a break in the shaft of her femur. What part of her bone was fractured?

diaphysis

The first step in bone healing involves the formation of a blood-filled swelling known as a(n) ________.

hematoma

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

hyaline cartilage

The femur, tibia, humerus, and radius are all classified as ________.

long bones

The process of bone formation is known as ________.

ossification

When growing bones widen through appositional growth, what kind of cells add bone matrix to the outside of the diaphysis?

osteoblasts

Which of the following bones is considered part of the axial skeleton?

sternum

Immovable joints are functionally classified as ________.

synarthroses

You examine an articulated skeleton in the laboratory and determine the skeleton to be a female since ________.

the distance between the female ischial spines is greater than in a male

Which two bones constitute the forearm?

ulna and radius

What bones protect the spinal cord?

vertebrae

The diaphysis is indicated by ________.

Label C

The patella is indicated by ________.

Label I

The radius bone is indicated by ________.

Label Q