Anatomy of a Long Bone

Question 1

terms often begin w/ F

Answer 1

depressions or cavities

Question 2

shaft

Answer 2

diaphysis

Question 3

ends of bone

Answer 3

epiphysis

Question 4

secures periosteum to underlying bone

Answer 4

perforating (sharpey’s) fibers

Question 5

fibrous connective tissue membrane

Answer 5

periosteum

Question 6

supply bone cells w/ nutrients

Answer 6

arteries

Question 7

covers the external surface of the epiphyses

Answer 7

articulate cartilage

Question 8

what does the articulate cartilage do

Answer 8

decreases fiction at joints surfaces

Question 9

flat plate of hyaline cartilage seen in young growing bone

Answer 9

epiphyseal plate

Question 10

part of long bone composed mostly of spongy bone

Answer 10

epiphysis

Question 11

what marrow is for blood cell formation in infants?

Answer 11

red bone marrow

Question 12

where is the epiphyseal line seen?

Answer 12

adult bone

Question 13

outside covering of the diaphysis

Answer 13

periosteum

Question 14

bone markings that are indentations

Answer 14

depressions or cavities

Question 15

cavity inside of the shaft

Answer 15

marrow (medullary) cavity

Question 16

what is the articulate cartilage made of?

Answer 16

hyaline cartilage

Question 17

remnant of the epiphyseal plate

Answer 17

epiphyseal line

Question 18

part of the long bone composed mostly of compact bone

Answer 18

diaphysis

Question 19

where is red bone marrow in adults located?

Answer 19

cavities of the spongy bone and epiphyses of some long bones

Question 20

bone marking that grows out from the bone surface

Answer 20

projections or processes

Question 21

adults contain what kind of marrow

Answer 21

yellow bone marrow which is mostly fat

Question 22

terms often begin with T

Answer 22

projections or processes

Question 23

hollow

Answer 23

cavity

Question 24

what are bone markings for?

Answer 24

sites of attachments for muscles tendons and ligaments
passages for nerves and blood vessels