Chapter 5

Question 1

the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body

Answer 1

axial skeleton

Question 2

the bones of the limbs and girdles

Answer 2

appendicular skeleton

Question 3

includes joints, cartilages, and ligaments

Answer 3

skeletal system

Question 4

functions of the bones

Answer 4

support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation

Question 5

bones that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous

Answer 5

compact bone

Question 6

bone that is composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space

Answer 6

spongy bone

Question 7

bones that are mostly compact bone, all the bones of the limbs except the wrist and ankle bones

Answer 7

long bones

Question 8

bones that are generally cube-snapped and contain mostly spongy bone

Answer 8

short bones

Question 9

bones that are thin, flattened, and usually curved

Answer 9

flat bones

Question 10

bones that are of the vertebrae and the hip

Answer 10

irregular bones

Question 11

shaft

Answer 11

diaphysis

Question 12

fibrous connective tissue membrane that covers and protects the diaphysis

Answer 12

periosteum

Question 13

connective tissue fibers that secure the periosteum to the underlying bone

Answer 13

perforating/Sharpey’s fibers

Question 14

the ends of the long bone

Answer 14

epiphyses

Question 15

a thin layer of compact bone enclosing an area filled with spongy bone

Answer 15

articular cartilage

Question 16

process of bone formation involving two major phases

Answer 16

ossification

Question 17

bone-forming cells

Answer 17

osteoblasts

Question 18

the area that covers the bone ends

Answer 18

articular cartilages

Question 19

areas that provide growth

Answer 19

epiphyseal plates

Question 20

giant bone-destroying cells in bones

Answer 20

osteoclasts