Chapter 5

Question 0

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Amphiarthroses

Answer 1

A slightly movable joint

Question 2

Articular Cartilage

Answer 2

Covers its external surface

Question 3

Articulations

Answer 3

Joint; point where two bones meet

Question 4

Axial Skeleton

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 homogeneous

Question 8

Diaphysis

Answer 8

Elongated shaft of a long bone

Question 9

Pelvic girdle

Answer 9

Incomplete bony basin formed by the two Coxal 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 girdle

Question 14

Skull

Answer 14

Bony enclosure for the brain

Question 15

Diarthroses

Answer 15

A freely moveable 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 Bones

Answer 19

Thin, flattened, and usually curved

Question 20

Intervertebral Discs

Answer 20

The discs of fibrocartilage between the vertebrae

Question 21

Irregular bones

Answer 21

Bones that do not 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 Bone

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 a number of individual bones called vertebrae and two composite bones

Question 28

Yellow Marrow

Answer 28

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