Final Flashcards
When a ballerina points the toes its known as
a plantar flexion
The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to
the feet
Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to
provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints
A fibrous joint that is peg-in-socket is called a
gomphosis joint
Which of the following is (are) not the function(s) of the skeletal system
communication
The structure of bone tissue suits its function. Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress
compact bone
Which of the following statements defines synchondroses
cartilaginous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the ends of bones
Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of
hyperextension
the structural unit of compact bone is
the osteon
On the basis of structural classification, which joint is fibrous connective tissue
syndesmosis
The small spaces in bone tissue that are holes in which osteocytes live are called
lacunae
select the correct statement concerning the location of blood-forming tissue
the sternum (breastbone) is a good source of blood-forming tissue
For intramembrous ossification to take place, which of the following is necessary
an ossification center forms in the fibrous connective tissue
bones are covered and lines by a protective tissue called periosteum. The inner (osteogenic) layer consists primarily of
osteoblasts and osteoclasts
A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the
diaphysis
Which hormone increases osteoclast activity to release more calcium ions into the bloodstream
parathyroid hormone
Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are
amphiarthroses
an immovable joint found only between skull bones is called a
suture
The most abundant skeletal cartilage type is
hyaline
The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (the Haversion canal) is the site of
blood vessels and nerve fibers
The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is
osteoblast
The gliding motion of the wrist is accomplished because of the
plane joint
Yellow bone marow contains a large percentage of
fat
When one is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane, it is called
abduction