General Osteology Terms

Question 1

Axial Skeleton

Answer 1

Skull, Neck, Thorax, Vertebral Column

Question 2

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 2

Shoulder girdle, Upper limbs, Lower limbs, Pelvic girdle

Question 3

Ossification

Answer 3

Development and formation of bones

Question 4

Periosteum

Answer 4

Tough, fibrous connective tissue covers all bony surfaces except the articular surfaces

Question 5

Diploe

Answer 5

is the spongy bone structure (or tissue) of the internal part of short, irregular, and flat bones.

Question 6

Intermembranous Ossification

Answer 6

Bones that develop from fibrous membranes in the embryo produce the flat bones.

Question 7

Endochondral Ossification

Answer 7

Develop from hyaline cartilage in the embryo and produce the short, irregular, and long bones.

Question 8

How many bones are in the body?

Answer 8

206

Question 9

Compact Bone

Answer 9

80% of bone, very strong, shaft of bones, outer layer

Question 10

Spongy Bone

Answer 10

20% of bone mass, trabeculae—needle like bony spicules