Chapter 4- Terms

Question 0

Bone marrow

Answer 0

Soft tissue found inside cavities in bones; produces blood cells

Question 1

Skeletal System

Answer 1

206 bones that make up the internal framework of the body
Supports the body, protects internal organs, point of attachment for skeletal muscles for body movement
Produces blood cells, and stores minerals
-primary structures are 1.) bones and 2.) joints

Question 2

Bones

Answer 2

Type of connective tissue and organ of musculoskeletal system
Provide support for body and serve as sites of muscle attachments

Question 3

Joints

Answer 3

Point at which two bones meet

Provides flexibility

Question 4

Ligaments

Answer 4

Very strong bands of connective tissue that bind bones together at a joint

Question 5

Cartilage

Answer 5

Strong, flexible connective tissue found in several locations in body, such as covering ends of bones in synovial joint, nasal septum, external ear, Eustachian tube, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and intervertebral discs

Question 6

Osseous tissue

Answer 6

Bony tissue; one of the hardest tissues in body

Question 7

Ossification

Answer 7

Process of bone formation

Question 8

Osteoblasts

Answer 8

Embryonic bone cell

Immature bone cells

Question 9

Osteocytes

Answer 9

Mature bone cells

Question 10

Bone structure

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE

Answer 10

Layer of cartilage covering ends of bones forming synovial joint

Question 11

Bone structure

CANCELLOUS BONE

Answer 11

Bony tissue found inside a bone
Contains cavities that hold red bone marrow
Also called spongy bone

Question 12

Bone structure

COMPACT BONE

Answer 12

Hard exterior surface bone

Also called cortical bone

Question 13

Bone structure

CORTICAL BONE

Answer 13

Hard exterior surface bone

Also called compact bone

Question 14

Bone structure

DIAPHYSIS

Answer 14

Shaft portion of long bone

Question 15

Bone structure

EPIPHYSIS

Answer 15

Wide ends of a long bone

Question 16

Bone structure

FLAT BONES

Answer 16

Type of bone with thin flattened shape

Ex: scapula, ribs, and pelvic bones

Question 17

Bone structure

IRREGULAR BONES

Answer 17

Type of bone having irregular shape

Ex: vertebrae

Question 18

Bone structure

LONG BONES

Answer 18

Type of bone longer than it is wide

Ex: femur, humerous, and phalanges

Question 19

Bone structure

MEDULLARY CAVITY

Answer 19

Large open cavity that extends length of shaft of long bone

Contains yellow bone marrow

Question 20

Bone structure

PERIOSTEUM

Answer 20

Membrane that covers most bones

Contains numerous nerves and lymphatic vessels

Question 21

Bone structure

RED BONE MARROW

Answer 21

tissue that manufactures most of blood cells

Found in cancellous bone cavities

Question 22

Bone structure

SHORT BONES

Answer 22

Type of bone that is roughly cube shaped

Ex: carpal bones

Question 23

Bone structure

SPONGY BONE

Answer 23

Bony tissue found inside bone
Contains cavities that hold red bone marrow
Also called cancellous bone

Question 24

Bone structure

YELLOW BONE MARROW

Answer 24

Located mainly in center of diaphysis of long bones

Contains mainly fat cells