LAB terms

Question 1

osteology

Answer 1

study of bone

Question 2

bone

Answer 2

living dynamic tissue

Question 3

osteoblast

Answer 3

bone forming cells

Question 4

osteoclast

Answer 4

bone destroying cells

Question 5

anatomical

Answer 5

body with arms by side, palms forward

Question 6

appendicular

Answer 6

the skeleton of the limbs, arms and legs

Question 7

axial

Answer 7

the skeleton of the head and trunk, cranium and spine

Question 8

sagittal

Answer 8

any section of the body parallel to the mid sagittal plane

Question 9

superior

Answer 9

above

Question 10

inferior

Answer 10

lower

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

away from the center

Question 12

proximal

Answer 12

close to the center of the body

Question 13

medial

Answer 13

toward the midline

Question 14

lateral

Answer 14

to the side

Question 15

pronation

Answer 15

rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces dorsally or toward the body

Question 16

supination

Answer 16

outwards

Question 17

anterior

Answer 17

towards the front

Question 18

posterior

Answer 18

toward the back

Question 19

dorsal

Answer 19

along the back

Question 20

ventral

Answer 20

along the stomach

Question 21

condile

Answer 21

rounded

Question 22

articulation

Answer 22

a joint

Question 23

crest

Answer 23

projected ridge

Question 24

diaphysis

Answer 24

primary centers of bone growth

Question 25

epithesis

Answer 25

secondary centers of bone growth at the ends of long bones

Question 26

fontanelle

Answer 26

membranous space between cranial bones in fetal life and infancy

Question 27

foramen

Answer 27

holes

Question 28

fasa

Answer 28

sockey,pit,or depression

Question 29

suture

Answer 29

stitches

Question 30

process

Answer 30

muscle attachment, outgrowth of bone

Question 31

torus

Answer 31

an elevation or prominene

Question 32

frontal bone

Answer 32

bone on the front of the cranium

Question 33

parietal bones

Answer 33

bones on the left and right of the cranium

Question 34

temporal bones

Answer 34

paired bone on the lower sides of the cranium

Question 35

occiptal bone

Answer 35

lower back of the cranium

Question 36

sphenoid bone

Answer 36

behind the eyes

Question 37

maxilla

Answer 37

bone of the lower face of the cranium

Question 38

zygomatic

Answer 38

cheek bones

Question 39

mandible

Answer 39

jaw

Question 40

lacremal

Answer 40

nasal bone

Question 41

coronal suture

Answer 41

lateral suture seperating the front of the cranium from the back

Question 42

sagittal suture

Answer 42

middle suture seperating the temporal and parital bones

Question 43

lambdoidal suture

Answer 43

suture that holds the occipitol bone

Question 44

spheno-occipital

Answer 44

under the skull

Question 45

metopic

Answer 45

holds the frontal to the maxilla

Question 46

palatal suture

Answer 46

holds the mandible

Question 47

mastoid process

Answer 47

allows cranial side to side movement

Question 48

temporal line

Answer 48

movement of the jaw

Question 49

superior nuchal line

Answer 49

allows up and down neck movement

Question 50

superorbital

Answer 50

eye socket

Question 51

foramen magnum

Answer 51

hole that allows the spine to attach

Question 52

occipital condiles

Answer 52

rows of vertabrae

Question 53

zygomatic arch

Answer 53

projections of the cheek bones

Question 54

dental formula

Answer 54

a count of the number and kinds of teeth an animal has

Question 55

glenoid fossa

Answer 55

socket for the humerus

Question 56

intermembral index

Answer 56

measures the relative lengths of the upper and lower limbs

Question 57

condylar index

Answer 57

measures the posistion of the foramen magnum

Question 58

illium

Answer 58

the upper bone of the os coxa

Question 59

ischium

Answer 59

the inferoposterior bone on the os coxa

Question 60

pubis

Answer 60

the anterior bone of the os coxa