Bones features

Question 1

osteoblasts

Answer 1

bone cell, bone formation by secreting a matrix of organic compounds and mineral salts

Question 2

osteocytes

Answer 2

bone cell, daily cellular activities mature bone cells

Question 3

osteoclasts

Answer 3

bone cell, break down bone tissue, help maintain Ca level, development growth maintenance and repair none tissue

Question 4

ossification

Answer 4

process in which bones form in the body by replacing pre-existing connective tissue (bone growth)

Question 5

foramen

Answer 5

opening or hole through a bone which serves as a passageway for nerves/blood vessels

Question 6

meatus

Answer 6

tube-like passageway within a bone

Question 7

sinus

Answer 7

space within a bone lined with mucus membrane to reduce bone’s weight

Question 8

fossa

Answer 8

deep pit or depression

Question 9

condyle

Answer 9

large rounded prominence which articulates with another bone

Question 10

tuberosity

Answer 10

elevated, rounded area on a bone used fir muscle attachment

Question 11

trochanter

Answer 11

large, blunt process used for muscle attachment

Question 12

tubercle

Answer 12

small rounded process used fir muscle attachment

Question 13

process

Answer 13

any projection from the surface of a bone used in muscle attachment

Question 14

sutures

Answer 14

immovable joint between skull bones

Question 15

fontanels

Answer 15

membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones (soft spots of a baby’s skull)