Chapter 15 Test Flashcards
What are bones primary purpose?
Protect and support internal organs
What tissue manufactures blood cells?
Hematopoietic tissue
Joints are where…
Bones come together
Muscles are responsible for what?
Movement
Where are muscles attached?
Bones, internal organs, and blood vessels
What binds muscles to bones?
Tendons
What binds bones to other bones?
Ligaments
Who treats bone, joint, and muscle conditions?
Orthopedists
Who specializes in primarily joint problems?
Rheumatologists
Whose focus is on rehabilitation after injury or illness to muscles, bones, and nerves?
Physiatrists
Who manipulates the spinal column, joints, and soft tissues?
Chiropractor
Who develops a treatment plan based on a physician’s diagnosis?
Physical therapist
Technical name for bone formation
Ossification
What replaces cartilage during ossification?
Osteoblasts
What reabsorbs, or digests, bony tissues?
Osteoclasts
The formation of bone depends largely on a proper supply of…
Calcium and Phosphorus
What gland secretes a hormone that signals the release of calcium from bone storage?
Parathyroid gland
Where are long bones found?
Thigh, lower leg, and upper and lower arm
Where are short bones found?
Wrist and ankle
Where are flat bones found?
Covering soft body parts
What are sesamoid bones?
Small, rounded bones
Where are sesamoid bones found?
Near joints, kneecap
What bones increase the efficiency of muscles near a particular joint?
Sesamoid bones
Where is the diaphysis found?
The middle region of a long bone
Where is the epiphysis found?
At each end of a long bone
What is another name for a growth plate?
Epiphyseal line or plate
What is the flared portion of the bone?
Metaphysis
What is a strong, fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the surface of long bones?
Periosteum
What is a layer of hard, dense bone that lies under the periosteum in all bones and is located chiefly around the diaphysis of long bones?
Compact (cortical) bone
What canals are found in the compact bone?
Haversian canala
Where is yellow matter formed?
Medullary cavity
Where is red bone marrow found?
Cancellous/spongy bone
What is the production of all types of blood cells in the bone marrow?
Hematopoiesis
What are soft spots in the cranium called?
Fontanells
What forms the roof and upper side parts of the skull?
Parietal bone
What is the delicate bone, composed of spongy, cancellous tissue; supports the nasal cavity and orbits of the eye?
Ethmoid bone
What forms the back and base of the skull?
Occipital bone
What forms the forehead?
Frontal bone
What is a bat shaped bone extending behind the eyes to form the base of the skull?
Sphenoid bone
What is the bone near the ear and is connected to the lower jaw?
Temporal bone
Cheekbone
Zygomatic bone
What is the bone that supports the bridge of the nose?
Nasal bone
What is the thin, flat bone forming the lower portion of the nasal septum?
Vomer
Lower jawbone
Mandible
Upper jawbone
Maxilla
What are two paired bones, each located at the corner of each eye?
Lacrimal bone
Air cavities
Sinuses
What is the space through which the spinal cord passes?
Neural canal
Piece of cartilage between two cartilage?
Intervertabral disk
Posterior part of a vertebra
Vertebral arch
Anterior part of a vertebrae
Vertebral body
Three parts of the pelvis
Ilium, Ischium, and pubis
Opening of occipital bone
Foramen magnum
Calcaneus
Heel bone
Point of shoulder blade
Acromion
Lower, narrow portion of sternum
Xiphoid process
Portion of vertebral arch
Lamina
Ankle joint
Malleolus