Bones

Question 1

Long Bone - structure

Answer 1

Tubular

Question 2

Short Bone - structure

Answer 2

Cuboidal - only found in ankle and wrist

Question 3

Flat Bone - function

Answer 3

Protective

Question 4

Irregular bone - structure

Answer 4

Various shapes

Question 5

Sesamoid Bone - function

Answer 5

Protect tendons from wear

Question 6

Body

Answer 6

Principle mass of bone; shaft of long bone

Question 7

Capitulum

Answer 7

Small, round, articular head

Question 8

Condyle

Answer 8

Rounded, knuckle-like, articular area

Question 9

Crest

Answer 9

Ridge

Question 10

Epicondyle

Answer 10

Eminence superior or adjacent to condyle

Question 11

Facet

Answer 11

Smooth, flat area

Question 12

Foramen

Answer 12

Passage, opening in bone

Question 13

Fossa

Answer 13

Hollow or depressed area

Question 14

Groove

Answer 14

Elongated depression

Question 15

Head

Answer 15

Large, rounded articular head

Question 16

Line

Answer 16

Linear elevation, “ridge”

Question 17

Malleolous

Answer 17

Rounded process

Question 18

Neck

Answer 18

Narrow portion proximal to head

Question 19

Notch

Answer 19

Indentation at edge of bone

Question 20

Process

Answer 20

Extension/projection

Question 21

Protuberance

Answer 21

Bulge/projection

Question 22

Shaft

Answer 22

Diaphysis, or body of long bone

Question 23

Spine

Answer 23

Thorne-like process

Question 24

Trochanter

Answer 24

Large, blunt elevation

Question 25

Trochlea

Answer 25

Process that acts like a pulley

Question 26

Tubercle

Answer 26

Small, raised eminence

Question 27

Tuberosity

Answer 27

Large, rounded elevation

Question 28

Intramembranous Ossification

Answer 28

Mesenchymal models of bones form during embryonic period; direct mesenchyme begins in fetal period.

Question 29

Endochondral Ossification

Answer 29

Cartilage models of bone form from mesenchyme during fetal period; bone then replaces cartilage.

Question 30

Diaphysis

Answer 30

Primary ossification center; grows as bone develops

Question 31

Epiphyses

Answer 31

Part of the bone ossified

Question 32

Metaphysis

Answer 32

Flared part of the diaphysis, closest to the epiphyses

Question 33

Epiphysial Plate

Answer 33

Cartilaginous; intervene between diaphysis and epiphyses

Question 34

Epiphysial Line

Answer 34

Seam formed during fusion process; dense

Question 35

Blood reaches osteocytes in compact bone via __________.

Answer 35

Haversian System

Question 36

The periosteum is richly supplied with sensory nerves - ___________- that carry pain fibers.

Answer 36

Periosteal Nerves

Question 37

Within bones, __________ cause constriction or dilation of blood vessels, regulating blood flow through bone marrow.

Answer 37

Vasomotor Nerves