Chapter 5

Question 0

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Amphiarthrosis

Answer 1

A slightly moveable joint

Question 2

Articular Cartilage

Answer 2

Covers the external surface of the epiphyses

Question 3

Articulations

Answer 3

Joint; point where two bones meet

Question 4

Axial Skeleton

Answer 4

The skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum

Question 5

Bony Thorax

Answer 5

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

Dense and looks smooth and homogenous

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

Inside medullary cavity, in infants, red blood cells are formed

Question 12

Short Bones

Answer 12

Cubed shaped, contains spongey bone

Question 13

Shoulder girdle

Answer 13

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