Exam 2 Flashcards
shallow, basinlike depression in a bone
fossa
cavity within a bone
sinus
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
facet
any bony prominence
process
round or oval opening through a bone
foramen
the structural units of spongy bone are called
trabeculae
True or false flat bones consist of spongy gone sandwiched between compact bone
true
The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (central canal) is the site of
Blood vessels and nerve fibers
which muscles are involuntary
cardiac, smooth
Joint between skulls bones
suture
joint between the axis and atlas
pivot
hip joint
ball and socket
intervertebral joints (between articular processes)
gliding
joint between forearm bones and wrist
condyloid
elbow (joint category)
hinge
intercarpal joints
gliding
joint between tarsus and tibia/fibula
hinge
joint between skull and vertebral column
condyloid
joint between jaw and skull
hinge
joints between proximal phalanges and metacarpal bones
condyloid
epiphyseal plate of a child`s long bone (joint category))
synchondrosis
a multiaxial joint (joint category)
ball and socket
humerus (Four category)
long
phalanx (joint category)
short
parietal (joint category)
flat