Exam 1 Flashcards
The skeleton does not store ____ blood cells
red
The expanded head at each end of a long bone is called:
epiphysis
Bone is covered externally with a sheath called ______, where as the internal surface is lined with _______.
periosteum, endosteum
Osteoblasts are bone _____ cells
forming
In ________ ossification, a precursor made of hyaline cartilage is replaced by bone.
enchondral
________ explains the effect of mechanical stress on bone remodeling.
Wolffs law of bone
A hole through a bone that usually allows passage for nerves and blood vessels is called: ______
foramen
All bones listed below belong to the axial skeleton except ______ which belongs to the appendicular
scapula
These are the major categories of joints except: _____.
elastic
Synovial joints are the most _______ joints
moveable
These are all anatomical components of a synovial joint except: ______ _____.
interroseus membrane
A bursa is a sac of fluid associated with a ______ joint
synovial
The radioulnar joint is a: _____ joint.
pivot
The proximal and middle phalanges form _____ joints.
hinge
The metacarpophalangeal joints at the base of the fingers are ______ joints.
condylar
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| Which is the largest and most complex diarthrosis in the body?</p>
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The knee</p>
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What is a sesamoid bone?
A bone with tendons that act as a lever- decreasing joint stress
Most of the bones of the skull are connected by immovable joints called _____.
sutures
______ hold bones together at the joints.
Ligaments
_______ attach muscle to bone
Tendons
The matrix of bone is a composite of ____ inorganic matter and ____: collagen/carbohydrate- protein polymers
2/3, 1/3
Compact bone is so dense that is has no blood vessels, and gets its blood supply from the epiphysis: true or false
false
The spaces within spongy bone is filled with ____ _____.
red marrow.
When the gap between the diaphysis and epiphysis closes; this means bone growth will ______ _____.
progress rapidly
Osteoporosis occurs mostly in _____ bone
spongy
