Lecture Week 6 Quiz - Bone Structure Flashcards
1
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The basic structural unit for compact bone
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Osteon
2
Q
The basic structural unit for spongy bone
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Trabecula
3
Q
Cavity where you would find a bone cell
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Lacuna
4
Q
Name for a bone cell
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Osteocyte
5
Q
Matrix layer in compact bone
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Lamella
6
Q
Contains blood vessels and nerve fibers
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Central Canal
7
Q
Term for an end of a long bone
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Epiphysis
8
Q
Term for the central shaft of a long bone
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Diaphysis
9
Q
Decreases friction on the surface of a bone at a joint
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Articular Cartilage
10
Q
Covers a bone
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Periosteum
11
Q
Contains yellow bone marrow in an adult
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Medullary Cavity
12
Q
Fills the cores of a long bone’s ends
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Spongy bone
13
Q
Forms the wall of a long bone’s shaft and the surfaces of its ends
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Compact bone
14
Q
Lines the cavity in a long bone’s shaft
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Endosteum
15
Q
Small tunnel connecting cavities in which bone cells live
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Canaliculus
