Chapter 6 Test Flashcards
What type of bone forms most of the epiphyses of long bones and consists of trabeculae that surround spaces filled with red bone marrow?
Spongy bone
Which 3 bones fuse together to form the hip bones?
Lium ischium pubis
What name is given to the formation of bone?
Ossification
Which bone is the only movable one in the skull?
Mandible
The ribs and cranial bones are classified as what type of bone?
Flat
What condition results from a sideways bending of the vertebral column?
Scoliosis
What are the units of structure in compact bone with little space between them?
Osteon
In a typical bone, what type of cartilage is the articular cartilage composed of?
Hyaline
What bones makeup the pectoral girdle?
Clavicle, scapula
Yellow bone marrow is located in the diaphysis of a bone and consists mainly of
Adipose cells
What bone disorder occurs when bone destruction outpaces bien formation due to the depletion of calcium?
Osteoporosis
What name is given to the 7 pairs if ribs that attach directly go the sternum by means of costal cartilage?
True ribs
What name is given to the center of an osteon that carries blood vessels longitudinally through the bone?
Haversian canal
Which bone is the largest, strongest, and heaviest?
Femur
What name is given to the shaft of a bone?
Diaphysis
The bones of the thighs,forearms, and fingers are classified as what type of bone?
Long bones
What are the neck vertebrae called?
Cervical vertebrae
In an osteon, what name is given to the rings of hard, calcified matrix that surround the central canal?
Concentric lamallae
In an osteon, what name is given to the tiny channels connecting the central canal to lacunae?
Canaliculi
Name the hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes?
Furamen magnum
Where dies bone growth occur in a long bone?
Epiphyseal plate
The nasal bone, maxilla, and mandible are part if what group of bones?
Facial bones
What method of ossification forms most of bones?
Endochondral
Cleft palate occurs when what bones fail to unite?
Maxillae
Name the region of a long bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis
Metaphysis
Which bone located under the jaw does not articulate with any other bone?
Hyoid bone
Name the scroll-like bones in the nasal cavity who’s job it is to filter air before it gets to the lungs
Conchae
Name the “soft spots” in the cranium of a child that are not yet completely ossified
Fontanelles
What name is given to the spaces in compact bind that contain osteocytes
Lacunae
To what group of bones does the temporal bone belong?
Cranial bones
What name is given to the membrane that lines the medullary cavity?
Endosteum
Name the type of cell that builds bone tissue
Osteoblasts
Name the type of cell that destroys the matrix of bone
Osteoclasts
What is the name for the immovable joint in the skull formed where skull bones fuse together?
Suture
Which cranial bone has a shape that resembles a bat?
Sphenoid
Name the part of the bone that contains water, collagen and minerals like calcium.
Matrix
Name the cells that develop into osteoblasts
Osteogenic cells
To what major division of the skeleton do the pectoral and pelvic girdles belong to?
Appendicular
List the functions of the skeletal system
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