A&P Lab Practical 2 go Flashcards
1
Q
axial skeleton
A
skull & vertebral spinal column
2
Q
appendicular skleleton
A
limbs or appendages
3
Q
hyaline cartilage
A
- forms the walls of the voice box
- articular cartilages
- connects the ribs to the sternum
- most effective at resisting compression
- most springy and flexible
- most abundant
4
Q
fibrocartilage
A
- between the vertebrae
- meniscus in a knee joint
5
Q
elastic cartilage
A
- supports the external ear
- epiglottis
6
Q
long bones
A
- contain the least amount of spongy bone
- mostly compact bone
- longer than wide
- femur, phalanges
7
Q
short bones
A
- cube-shaped
- contain more spongy bone than compact bone
- tarsals and carpals
8
Q
flat bones
A
- thin and usually curved
- bones of the cranium (Parietal)
- sternum
9
Q
sesamoid bone
A
- short bones formed within tendons
- patella
10
Q
irregular bones
A
- verterbrae
11
Q
Compact bone
A
- dense and smooth
- made up of osteons
12
Q
spongy bone
A
- honeycomb structure
- made up of trabeculae
13
Q
epiphysis
A
the end of long bones
- composed of a thing layer of compact bone that encloses spongy bone
14
Q
Epiphyseal line
A
produced after the long bone has stopped growing
15
Q
Diaphysis
A
shaft of the bone (midsection)
