Gross Anatomy Lecture Week 1-3

Question 1

Ventral Body Cavity

Answer 1

Houses the Viscera, lies ventral to the vetebral column

Question 2

Thorax (2)

Answer 2

Pleural Cavities and Mediastinum

Question 3

All organs housed in the Coelom are termed?

Answer 3

Viscera

Question 4

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 4

Abdomen and Pelvic Cavity

Question 5

Functions of Skeletal System

Answer 5

1. Support soft tissues
2. Protects delicate structures
3. System of levers for muscle
4. Stores mineral salts
5. Blood cell production

Question 6

Dorsal Body Cavity

Answer 6

Brain and Spinal Cord (C.N.S.)

Question 7

How is Cartilage different from Bone?

Answer 7

Bone is highly vascularized, and heals much more readily than cartilage

Question 8

Structural components of the Skeletal System

Answer 8

1. Mineral Phase (65-70%)

2. Organic Phase (30-35%)

Question 9

Visceral

Answer 9

Content of body cavity

Question 10

Parietal

Answer 10

Walls of body cavity

Question 11

Osteoblasts

Answer 11

Create bone matrix

Question 12

Osteoclasts

Answer 12

Remove bone matrix

Question 13

Osteocytes

Answer 13

Resting bone cells in lacunae

Question 14

Alkaline Phosphatase

Answer 14

1. Osteoblasts
2. Elevate Ca++ levels
3. Promotes calcification
4. Inhibits calcification

Question 15

Types of Bones

Answer 15

1. Long
2. Short
3. Flat
4. Irregular
5. Sesmoid

Question 16

Skeletal Remodeling

Answer 16

Haversian Bone replacing circumferential lamellae bone

Question 17

What attaches Fibrous Layer to bone?

Answer 17

Sharpeys Fibers

Question 18

Resorption Space

Answer 18

Where young, compact bone is being actively remodeled