Ch. 3-Skeletal System

Question 1

3 Parts of Skeletal System

Answer 1

Cartilage, Periosteum, Bone (osseous) tissue

Question 2

of Bones

Answer 2

206 & 177 voluntary movement

Question 3

Axial Skeleton

Answer 3

Skull, hyoid, vertebral column, sternum, ribs

Question 4

Parts of a typical bone

Answer 4

Diaphysis, epiphyses, cartilage, and metaphysis or epiphyseal plate

Question 5

Diaphysis

Answer 5

Main portion of a long bone, shaft

Question 6

Epiphyses

Answer 6

Ends of the bone

Question 7

Cartilage

Answer 7

Resilient, semi-rigid connective tissue that reduces friction and absorbs shock in synovial joints

Question 8

Metaphysis

Answer 8

Where the epiphyses and diaphysis join in a mature bone

Question 9

Epiphyseal Plate

Answer 9

Growth plate, where the epiphyses and diaphysis join in an immature bone

Question 10

Medullary/Marrow Cavity

Answer 10

Space inside the diaphysis

Question 11

Endosteum

Answer 11

Lines marrow cavity, contains cells necessary for development

Question 12

Periosteum

Answer 12

membrane covering the surface of bones

Question 13

Types of bones

Answer 13

Cortical and Trabecular

Question 14

Cortical/Compact Bone

Answer 14

arranged in “osteons” that contain few spaces

Question 15

Trabecular

Answer 15

“spongy”, less dense bone

Question 16

Long Bones

Answer 16

contain a diaphysis with a medullary canal

Question 17

Short Bones

Answer 17

small and thick (carpals and tarsals)

Question 18

Flat bones

Answer 18

Plate like (scapula)

Question 19

Sesamoid Bones

Answer 19

shaped like sesame seeds (patella)