Bones Vocab

Question 1

Metaphysis

Answer 1

flared portion of the bone; it lies between the epiphysis and the diaphysis

Question 2

Periosteum

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Memebrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue. Hard fibrous vascular membrane

Question 3

Compact (cortical) Bone

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is a Layer of hard, dense bone that lies under the periosteum in all bone and is located cheifly around the diaphysis of long bones

Question 4

Articular Cartilage

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the surface of any bone that meets another bone to form a joint

Question 5

Haversian Canals

Answer 5

a system of small canals(minute spaces)
** containging blood vessel that brings oxygen and nurtrients to the bone and remove waste such as carbon dioxide.

Question 6

Medullary Cavity

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central hallowed out area in the shaft of a long bone.

Question 7

Cancellous Bone

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spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of bone.

Question 7

Acetabulum

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Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis that joins the femur (thigh bone), forming the hip joint

Question 8

Acromion

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Outward extensions of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the should joint and articulates with the clavicle

Question 9

Carpals

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Short Bones

Question 9

Bone

Answer 9

Dense hard connective tissue composing the skeleton.

Question 9

Femur

Answer 9

long bone

Question 10

Scapula

Answer 10

Flat bone

Question 11

Patella

Answer 11

Sesmoid bone (knee cap)

Question 12

Bone Depression

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Opening or hallow region serving as a connection for bones . or as passageway for blood vessels and nerves
** Ex. Fissure, foramen, fossa and sinus

Question 13

Bone Process

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Enlarged area that extends from bones; sometimes covered in articular cartilage
**Ex bone, head, Condyle

Question 14

Calcium

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One of the material constituents of bone, Calcium phosphate is the major calcium salt in bones

Question 15

Cartilage

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Flexiable, connective tissue; found in the immature skeleton, at the epiphyseal growth plate, and on joint surfaces (articular cartilage)

Question 16

Collagen

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Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues, such as ligaments, tendons and skin

Question 17

Diaphysis

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Shaft, or mid portion of a long bone

Question 17

Crainal Bones (6)

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Skull Bones: Ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

Question 18

Epiphyseal line/ plate

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Area of cartilage tissue that is constantly being replaces by new bone grows at the ends of long bone

Question 18

Disc

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Flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertable disc is fibrocartilaginous structures between two vertebrae

Question 19

Epiphysis

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Each End of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate

Question 20

Facial Bones(6)

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Bones of the face: lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer and zygomatic

Question 21

Fontanelle

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Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant

Question 22

Foramen magnum

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Opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes.

Question 23

Ligament

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Fibrous connective tissue that binds bones to other bones. ligaments are bands sheets or strands located in and around joints

Question 24

Manubrium

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Upper portion of the sternum; joins with clavicle to form the sternoclavicular joint.

Question 24

Malleolous

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Round process on both sides of an ankle joint. The lateral malleolous is part of the fibula, and the medial malleolus is part of the tibia.

Question 25

Mastoid process

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Rounded projection on the temporal bone behind the ear.

Question 26

Olecranon

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Large process on the proximal end of the ulna at the elbow.

Question 27

Orthopedist

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Medical doctor whos specializes in bone, joint and muscle conditions.

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Osseous tissue

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Bone tissue

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Ossification

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Process of bone formulation

Question 30

Osteoblast

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Bone cell that helps form bony tissue

Question 31

Osteoclast

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Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue

Question 32

Phosphorus

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Mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium.

Question 33

Physiatrist

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Medical doctor specializing in rehabilitaion (physi/o means function)

Question 34

Pubic symphysis

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Junction of the two pubic bones in the anterior of the pelvis. they are (Sym=together -physis=to grow) by a fabrocatilaginous disc.

Question 35

Sella turcica

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Depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located.

Question 35

Sinus

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Hallow air cavity within a bone

Question 36

Red bone marrow

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Soft spongy (cancellous) tissue found in the intereior of the flat bones such as the hip bone and breast bone; site of hematopoiesis

Question 37

Ribs

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Twelve pairs of curved bones that form the chest wall. true ribs are firsrt 7 ;false ribs are 8-10 floating ribs 11&12

Question 38

Styloid process

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Pole-like process extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

Question 39

Suture

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Immoveable joint between bones, such as the skull (cranium)

Question 40

Temporomandibular Joint

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Connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone on each skull and mandibular

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Tendon

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Fibrous connective tissue that binds muscles to bones

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Trabeculae

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Supporting latticework of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

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Vertebra

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Individual segment of the spine composed of the vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, and lamina, enclosing the neural canal and spinal cord

Question 44

xiphoid process

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Lower, narrower portions of the sternum

Question 45

Yellow bone marrow

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Fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones