Bones

Question 1

Skeleton

Answer 1

The body’s framework

Question 2

Axial skeleton

Answer 2

The bones that lie around the body’s center of gravity

Question 3

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 3

Bones of the limbs or appendages

Question 4

Articular cartilage

Answer 4

Cover the bone ends at moveable joints

Question 5

Costal cartilage

Answer 5

Connect the ribs to the sternum (breastbone)

Question 6

Laryngeal cartilage

Answer 6

Largely construct the larynx (voice box)

Question 7

Tracheal cartilages

Answer 7

Reinforce other passageways of the respiratory system

Question 8

Bronchial cartilages

Answer 8

Reinforce other passageways of the respiratory system

Question 9

Nasal cartilages

Answer 9

Support the external nose

Question 10

Intervertebral discs

Answer 10

Separate and cushion the vertebrae

Question 11

Tuberosity

Answer 11

Large rounded projection; may be roughened

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 12

Crest

Answer 12

Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 13

Trochanter

Answer 13

Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 14

Line

Answer 14

Narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 15

Tubercle

Answer 15

Small rounded projection or process

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 16

Epicondyle

Answer 16

Raised area on or above a condyle

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 17

Spine

Answer 17

Sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 18

Process

Answer 18

Any bony prominence

Projects that are sites of muscle and ligament attachment

Question 19

Head

Answer 19

Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Projections that help form joints

Question 20

Facet

Answer 20

Smooth, nearly flat articulate surface

Projections that help form joints

Question 21

Condyle

Answer 21

Rounded articular projection

Projections that help form joints

Question 22

Ramus

Answer 22

Armlike bar of bone

Projections that help form joints

Question 23

Groove

Answer 23

Furrow

Depressions and openings for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 24

Fissure

Answer 24

Narrow, slitlike opening

Depressions and openings for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 25

Foramen

Answer 25

Round or oval opening through a bone

Depressions and openings for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 26

Notch

Answer 26

Indentation at the edge of a structure

Depressions and openings for passage of blood vessels and nerves

Question 27

Meatus

Answer 27

Canal-like passageway

Question 28

Sinus

Answer 28

Bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane

Question 29

Fossa

Answer 29

Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 30

Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 30

Provides sturdy support with some flexibility. Most skeletal cartilage are composed of hyaline cartilage.

Question 31

Elastic cartilage

Answer 31

Much more flexible than hyaline cartilage and it tolerates repeated bending.

Only the cartilages of the external ear and the epiglottis are elastic cartilage.

Question 32

Fibrocartilage

Answer 32

Consists of rows of chondrocytes alternating with rows of thick collagen fibers.
- Has great tensile strength and can withstand heavy compression.

Is used to construct the intervertebral discs and cartilages within the knee joint.