Chapter 7-Bones Flashcards
The articulating portion of the epiphyses coated with hyaline cartilage.
Articular Cartilages
The shaft of a bone
Diaphysis
A tough layer of vascular connective tissue that covers the bone and is continuous with ligaments and tendons.
Periosteum
Makes up the wall of the diaphysis.
Compact bone
The diaphysis contains a hollow ______ _____ that is lined with endosteum and filled with ______.
Medullary Cavity. Marrow
Bone cells are called…
Osteocytes
Found in the spongy bone and functions in the formation of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
Red Marrow
occupying the cavities of most bones; stores fats.
Yellow Marrow
Head, neck, and trunk.
Axial skeleton
Appendages and bones that connect them.
Appendicular Skeleton
BONES IN THE SKULL: Cranial__ Facial__ One alone.
8, 13, Mandible
Features of the frontal bone include:
Supraorbital foramina and frontal sinuses.
Parietal bones lie at the sides of the skull and join at the…
Saggital Suture
Features of the occipital bone include the:
Lambdoidal suture, foramen magnum, and occipital condyles.
Each temporal bone includes the:
Squamosal suture, external auditory meatus, mandibular fossa, mastoid process, styloid process, and zygomatic process.