SKELETAL SYSTEM

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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


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