Lecture 6 Assignment Flashcards
Yellow bone marrow consists of what kind of tissue?
adipose tissue
Long bone
femur
Short bone
carpals
Flat bone
Skull
Flat bone
Skull
Irregular bone
vertebrae
Sesamoid bone
patella
What is the tubular shaft of a long bone called?
diaphysis
The medullary cavity has a delicate membranous lining called the
endosteum
The outer surface of a bone is covered with a fibrous membrane called the
periosteum
The epiphysis of a long bone is covered with what type of cartilage?
articular cartilage
A hole through bone is called a
foramen
What is the bone cell responsible for forming new bone?
osteoblast
The bone cell responsible for bone reabsorption, or breakdown, is the
osteoclast
What type of bone tissue is dense so that it can withstand compressive forces?
Compact bone
The microscopic structural unit of compact bone is called an
osteon or Haversian system.
In ___________________________, bone develops by replacing hyaline cartilage.
endochondral ossification
About six to eight hours after a bone fracture, the clotting blood has formed a
fracture hematoma
__________inhibits osteoclast activity, reducing the concentration of calcium ions in the blood.
Calcitonin
The skeletal structure of the head that supports the face and protects the brain is called the
cranium(skull)
What is the only movable bone in the skull?
mandible (lower jaw)
The bony socket that houses the eyeball and muscles that move the eyeball is called the
orbit
The inferior tip of the sternum is called the
xiphoid process
