Chapter 5: The Skeletal System

Question 0

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Amphiarthoses

Answer 1

A slightly movable joint

Question 2

Articular Cartilage

Answer 2

Smooth, white tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints

Question 3

Articulations

Answer 3

A joint made of CT and cartilage

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

Question 7

Compact Bone

Answer 7

Make up 80% of the body , dense bone, hard

Question 8

Diaphysis

Answer 8

Elongated shaft of a long bone

Question 9

Pelvic Girdle

Answer 9

Incomplete bony basin formed by the two coral bones and the sacrum

Question 10

Periosteum

Answer 10

Double layered CT membrane that covers and nourishes the bone

Question 11

Red Marrow

Answer 11

Mainly found in flat bones , forms red blood cells

Question 12

Short Bones

Answer 12

Shaped like cubes, contain mostly spongy bone

Question 13

Shoulder Girdle

Answer 13

Composite of two bones, scapula and clavicle, attach the upper limb to the axial skeleton

Question 14

Skull

Answer 14

Bony enclosure for the brain

Question 15

Diarthrosis

Answer 15

A freely movable joint

Question 16

Epiphyseal Plate

Answer 16

An area at the long bone that contains growing bone

Question 17

Epiphysis

Answer 17

The end of the long bone

Question 18

Fibrous joint

Answer 18

Bones joined by fibrous tissue

Question 19

Flat Bone

Answer 19

Flat, made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone

Question 20

Irregular bone

Answer 20

Any bone that’s not long, flat, or short, such as spine

Question 21

Intervertebral Disks

Answer 21

The disc of fibrocartilage between the vertebrae

Question 22

Ligaments

Answer 22

A cord of fibrous tissue that connects bones

Question 23

Long bones

Answer 23

Ex. Femur, humerus, tibia, phalanges

Question 24

Spongy Bones

Answer 24

Looks like sponge

Question 25

Synarthosis

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

Vertebrae Column

Answer 27

The spine

Question 28

Yellow marrow

Answer 28

Contains fat