Skeletal Test
Which skull ones are part of the cranium?
Occipital bone, temporal bone, 2 parietal bone, sphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, maxilla bones
The medullary cavity by the diaphysis of an adult bone would contain _____
Yellow bone marrow
The prominent portions of the cheeks are made up of the ____ bones
Zygomatic
Another name for wrist bones is ____
Carpals
What is a joint?
A point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined
What is the last stage in the repair of a fracture?
Bony callus
The salts that are abundant in the extracellular matrix of bone tissue consist largely of what?
Calcium Phosphate
The junction between the diaphysis and epiphysis is called the ____
Epiphyseal disk
The part of the bone that the articular cartilage covers directly is the ___
Epiphysis
Which bones are included within the lower limb?
Femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, phalanges
By morphology, the parietal bone can be classified as a ___ bone.
Flat
Which bones are included in the appndicular skeleton?
Limbs and their attachments, pectoral girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle, lower limbs
The microscopic bony chambers that house mature bone cells are called ____
Lucanae
The pectoral girdle is made up of the clavicle and the ____
Scapula
Which bones are there in the axial skeleton?
Skull, ear ossicles, hyoid bones, vertebral column, sternum, ribs
The joints between the vertebrae of the backbone are best described as ____
Slightly moveable
Inside the epiphyses of each long bone, mostly ________________ can be found.
Spongy bone
The ____ suture joins the temporal and parietal bones of the skull
Squamosal
Which bones would contain significant amounts of red bone marrow in an adult?
Sternum
What are the functions of bone?
Support the body, protect vital organs, allow movement, houses tissues that provide blood
How many bones are there in the human body?
206
An osteocyte is a _____
Bone cell surrounded by matrix
The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that ___
Bones are still growing
Which type of fracture breaks the bone into several fragments?
Comminuted fracture
A soft spot in a newborn's skull is called a ____
Fontanel
Which type of bone fracture occurs as an incomplete break in the bone?
Greenstick
The cells that build bone are the ____
Osteoblasts
The cells responsible for removing excess bone tissue after the fracture repair process are ____
Osteoclasts
The cells that tear down bone are the _____
Osteoclasts
Compact bone is made up of ____ cemented together
Osteons
The outer covering of each bone, made from fibrous connective tissue, is called the ____
Periosteum
What is intramembranous bones?
Process of bone development from fibrous membranes. Begin with a cartilage model
The purpose of the rib cage is to _____
Protect the heart and lungs, support, respiration
Red bone marrow functions in the formation of ____
Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
Several layers of cells reside within epiphyseal disks of developing long bones. Which layer is responsible?
Resting cells
