Ch. 5

Question 0

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 0

Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial Skelton.

Question 1

Amphiarthroses

Answer 1

A slightly movable joint.

Question 2

Articular Cartilage

Answer 2

Covers it’s external surface.

Question 3

Articulations

Answer 3

Joint; point where two bones meet.

Question 4

Axial Skelton

Answer 4

The skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum.

Question 5

Bony Thorax

Answer 5

-Bones of the thorax, including ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae.

Question 6

Cartilaginous Joint

Answer 6

Bones united by cartilage, no joint cavity is present.

Question 7

Compact Bone

Answer 7

Is dense and looks smooth and homogenous.

Question 8

Diaphysis

Answer 8

Elongated shaft of a long bone.

Question 9

Pelvic Girdle

Answer 9

Basin formed by the two coral bones and the sacrum.

Question 10

Periosteum

Answer 10

Double- layered connective tissue membrane that covers and nourishes the bone.

Question 11

Red Marrow

Answer 11

In infants this area forms blood cells. Confined in spongy bone of flat bones.

Question 12

Short Bones

Answer 12

Generally cub-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone.

Question 13

Shoulder Girdle

Answer 13

Composite of two bones, scapula and clavicle , that attach the upper limb to the axial skeleton; also called the pectoral gridle.

Question 14

Skull

Answer 14

Bony enclosure for the brain.

Question 15

Diarthroses

Answer 15

A freely movable joint.

Question 16

Epiphyseal Plate

Answer 16

A flat plate of hyaline cartilage.

Question 17

Epiphysis

Answer 17

The end of a long bone.

Question 18

Fibrous Joint

Answer 18

Bones joined by fibrous tissue; no joint cavity is present.

Question 19

Flat Bone

Answer 19

Thins; flattened ; and usually curved.

Question 20

Intervertebral Disk

Answer 20

The discs of fibrocartilage between the vertebrae.

Question 21

Irregular Bones

Answer 21

Bones that don’t fit one of the preceding categories.

Question 22

Ligaments

Answer 22

A cord of fibrous tissue that connects bones.

Question 23

Long Bones

Answer 23

Typically longer than they are wide.

Question 24

Spongy Bones

Answer 24

Composed of small needle like pieces of bone and lots of open space.

Question 25

Synarthroses

Answer 25

An immovable joint.

Question 26

Synovial Joint

Answer 26

Freely movable joint exhibiting a joint cavity enclosed by a fibrous capsule lined with synovial membrane.

Question 27

Vertebral Column

Answer 27

The spine; formed of number of individual bones called vertebrate and two composite bones.

Question 28

Yellow Marrow

Answer 28

Cavity of the shaft is primarily a storage area for adipose tissue.