Ch 4 Bone structure

Question 1

bone marrow

Answer 1

located in the bones
produces blood cells

Question 2

joints

Answer 2

gives the skeleton flexibility

Question 3

skeleton

Answer 3

protects organs and stores minerals

Question 4

bones

Answer 4

a body organ with a blood supply, nerves, and lymphatic vessels
-called osseous tissue
-formed by ossification
-fetal skeleton made of cartilage

Question 5

what is cartilage replaced by ?

Answer 5

replaced by osteoblasts that mature into osteocytes

Question 6

Long bones

Answer 6

longer than wide
i.e femur and humerus

Question 7

short bones

Answer 7

roughly as long as wide
i.e carpals and tarsals

Question 8

flat bones

Answer 8

plate shaped
ie. sternum, scapula, pelvis

Question 9

irregular bones

Answer 9

irregular shape
i.e vertebrae

Question 10

majority of bones are

Answer 10

long bones

Question 11

parts of the long bone

Answer 11

diaphysis and epiphysis

Question 12

diaphysis

Answer 12

central shaft of long bone and contain medullary cavity

Question 13

epiphysis

Answer 13

wide portion of long bone at either end

Question 14

articular cartilage

Answer 14

covers epiphysis of the long bone

Question 15

periosteum

Answer 15

covers rest of the long bone

Question 16

compact or cortical bone

Answer 16

hard exterior of the bone
found in the epiphysis and diaphysis

Question 17

cancellous or spongy bone

Answer 17

found inside the bone
has spaces containing red bone marrow
found in some parts of all bones

Question 18

Processes

Answer 18

projections and depressions of bones

Question 19

round, smooth processes allows for ?

Answer 19

joint articulation

Question 20

round processes provides?

Answer 20

muscle attachment points

Question 21

head

Answer 21

large smooth ball shaped end of long bone

Question 22

condyle

Answer 22

smooth rounded portion at end of bone

Question 23

epicondyle

Answer 23

projection above or on a condyle

Question 24

trochanter

Answer 24

large rough process

Question 25

tubercle

Answer 25

small rough process

Question 26

tuberosity

Answer 26

large rough process

Question 27

sinus

Answer 27

hollow cavity within bone

Question 28

foramen

Answer 28

smooth opening for nerves and blood vessels

Question 29

fossa

Answer 29

shallow cavity or depression within a bone

Question 30

fissure

Answer 30

a slit like opening