Bone

Question 1

Define bone

Answer 1

Tissue that forms the skeleton of the body, composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate

Question 2

What are functions of the bone?

Answer 2

Shape → provides the central axis and gives form and shape to the body, some bones support the body weight
Movement → produced the attached skeletal muscle
Protection → protects the underlyingor contained structures
Calcium → stored form of calcium, bones play a major role in calcium balance in the body
Blood cells → factory for the production of different blood cells

Question 3

What are the 2 classifications of the bones?

Answer 3

Regional classification, morphology classification

Question 4

What regions is the regional classification divided into?

Answer 4

Axial, appendicular

Question 5

What does axial contain?

Answer 5

Skull, vertebrae, sternum, ribs

Question 6

What does the skull contain?

Answer 6

Cranium, mandible

Question 7

What does the vertebrae contain?

Answer 7

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx

Question 8

What does appendicular contain?

Answer 8

Upper limb, lower limb, shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle

Question 9

What does the upper limb contain?

Answer 9

Humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

Question 10

What does the lower limb contain?

Answer 10

Femur, fibula, tibia, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

Question 11

What does shoulder girdle contain?

Answer 11

Clavicle, scapula

Question 12

What does pelvic girdle contain?

Answer 12

Hip bone

Question 13

What are 5 types of morphology classification?

Answer 13

Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid, pneumatic bone

Question 14

Define long bone

Answer 14

Longer than they are wide, tabular in shape, have 2 ends, bones of the limbs

Question 15

What is diaphysis?

Answer 15

The tubular shaft of the long bone

Question 16

What are the ends of the bone called?

Answer 16

Epiphyses

Question 17

What are the diaphysis and epiphysis separated by?

Answer 17

Cartilaginous plate

Question 18

Define epiphyseal plate

Answer 18

Responsible for growing in length and ossifies at puberty

Question 19

What is metaphysis

Answer 19

The expanded part of thedaphys is that is adjacent to the plate

Question 20

Define short bone

Answer 20

Cubical in shape, found in the wrist and ankle

Question 21

Define flat bone

Answer 21

Some bones of the skull and scapulae

Question 22

Define irregular bone

Answer 22

These can’t fit in any of the categories, vertebrae and some bones in the skull

Question 23

Define sesamoid bones

Answer 23

Small nodules of bone that are found in certain tendons where they rub over bony surfaces
Helps reducing the friction on the tendon

Question 24

Which is the largest sesamoid bone?

Answer 24

Patella, which is located in the tendon of quadriceps muscle

Question 25

Give example of pneumatic bone

Answer 25

Maxilla

Question 26

Answer 26

Question 27

Answer 27

Epiphysis, epiphyseal plate of cartilage, diaphysis, metaphysis

Question 28

Answer 28

Epiphysis, metaphysis, diaphysis, metaphysis, epiphysis

Question 29

Answer 29

Long bones, radius, ulna

Question 30

Answer 30

Short bone, carpal bones

Question 31

Answer 31

Flat bone, parietal bone

Question 32

Answer 32

Irregular bone, vertebra

Question 33

Answer 33

Sesamoic bone, patella

Question 34

Answer 34

Long bone (humerus), irregular bone (vertebral), flat bone (sternum), short bone (taulus)