10. Bones and Skeletal Tissues

Question 1

What are the two components of the skeletal system

Answer 1

1. Bones
2. Joints

Question 2

What replaces cartilage & fibrous membranes early?

Answer 2

Bone

Question 3

What 2 things do cartilage lack

Answer 3

1. Blood Vessels
2. Nerves

Question 4

What are the 3 basic types of cartilage

Answer 4

1. Hyaline
2. Elastic

Fibrocartilage

Question 5

The type of cartilage that provides firm support &flexibility

Answer 5

Hyaline Cartilage

Question 6

Type of Hyaline Cartilage that covers the ends of most bones at movable joints

Answer 6

Articular cartilage

Question 7

Type of Hyaline Cartilage that connects ribs to sternum

Answer 7

Costal Cartilages

Question 8

Type of Hyaline Cartilage that forms skeleton of Larynx

Answer 8

Respiratory Cartilage

Question 9

The type of cartilage that is better equipped to handle repeated bending, contains elastic fibers and is located at the external ears and epiglottis

Answer 9

Elastic Cartilages

Question 10

The type of cartilage that is highly compressible with great tensile strength, found at the intervertebral discs and the padlike cartilages of the knee

Answer 10

Fibrocartilages

Question 11

What are two examples of a long bone?

Answer 11

1. Humerus
2. Femur

Question 12

What are 2 examples of short bone

Answer 12

1. Ankle (tarsals)
2. Wrist (carpals)

Question 13

What are 3 exambles of flat bones

Answer 13

1. Sternum
2. Scapulae
3. Ribs

Question 14

What is an example of irregular bones

Answer 14

Vertebrae

Question 15

What are the two tpes of osseous tissue

Answer 15

1. Compact Bone
2. Spongy Bone