Mod 7

Question 1

calcium

Answer 1

one of the mineral constituents of bone

Question 2

Cartilage tissue

Answer 2

flexible, rubbery connective tissue found on joint surfaces and in the embryonic skeleton

Question 3

condyle

Answer 3

knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint

Question 4

Cranial bones

Answer 4

skull bones and are identified with the proper terms of frontal, ethmoid, parietal, sphenoid, temporal, and occipital

Question 5

diaphysis

Answer 5

the shaft or mid-portion of a long bone

Question 6

disk or disc

Answer 6

a flat, round plate-like structure.

Question 7

intervertebral disk

Answer 7

a fibrocartilaginous substance between the vertebrae.

Question 8

epiphyseal plate

Answer 8

a cartilaginous area at the end of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place.

Question 9

epiphysis

Answer 9

the end of a long bone.

Question 10

Facial bones

Answer 10

bones of the face and their proper terms are lacrimal, mandible, maxillae, nasal, vomer and zygomatic

Question 11

False ribs

Answer 11

ribs 8 - 10 in the paired 12 that are within the body

Question 12

A fissure

Answer 12

a narrow, slit-like opening between bones

Question 13

Floating ribs

Answer 13

ribs numbered 11 and 12

Question 14

foramen

Answer 14

an opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave. For example, the foramen magnum is the opening of the occipital bone at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes through

Question 15

fossa

Answer 15

shallow cavity in a bone.

Question 16

malleolus

Answer 16

the round process found on both sides of the ankle joint

Question 17

olecranon

Answer 17

a large process forming the elbow

Question 18

Ossification

Answer 18

the process of bone formation

Question 19

osteoblast

Answer 19

a bone cell that helps form bone tissue

Question 20

osteoclast

Answer 20

a bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue

Question 21

periosteum

Answer 21

the membrane surrounding bones

Question 22

pubic symphysis

Answer 22

the area of fusion of the two pubic bones

Question 23

hemopoiesis

Answer 23

Red bone marrow is found in bone and it is a site of

Question 24

paranasal sinus

Answer 24

A sinus is a cavity within a bone as i

Question 25

A tubercle

Answer 25

a small rounded process on a bone

Question 26

A tuberosity

Answer 26

a large, rounded process on a bone

Question 27

vertebra

Answer 27

the back bone and is divided into the cervical vertebrae, which is the neck region, the thoracic vertebrae which is the upper back, and the lumbar vertebrae which is the lower back

Question 28

diaphyses of long bones

Answer 28

The yellow bone marrow is fatty tissue found in the

Question 29

kyph/o

Answer 29

humpback or a posterior curvature in the thoracic region as in kyphosis

Question 30

lord/o

Answer 30

curve or swayback or an anterior curvature in the lumbar region as in lordosis

Question 31

lumb/o

Answer 31

oins or lower back as in lumbar or lumbosacral

Question 32

orth/o

Answer 32

straight as in orthopedic surgeon

Question 33

scoli/o

Answer 33

crooked, bent or a lateral curvature of the spine, as in scoliosis

Question 34

listhesis

Answer 34

slipping as in spondylolisthesis, a forward slipping of a vertebra over a lower vertebra

Question 35

-physis

Answer 35

to grow as in pubic symphysis

Question 36

porosis

Answer 36

pore or passage as in osteoporosis, loss of bony tissue and decreased mass of bone

Question 37

calcane/o

Answer 37

calcaneus, the heel bone

Question 38

carp/o

Answer 38

carpals which are the bones of the wrist

Question 39

clavicul/o

Answer 39

clavicle, which is the collar bone

Question 40

femor/o

Answer 40

femur which is the thigh bone and the largest bone in the body

Question 41

fibul/o

Answer 41

fibula which is the smaller lower leg bone

Question 42

humer/o

Answer 42

humerus which is the upper arm bone

Question 43

malleol/o

Answer 43

malleolus which are the processes on each side of the ankle

Question 44

maxill/o

Answer 44

maxilla or upper jaw

Question 45

metacarp/o

Answer 45

metacarpals, which are hand bones.

Question 46

Meta

Answer 46

beyond and carpals, wrist bones, therefore this term means beyond the carpal bones

Question 47

metatars/o

Answer 47

metatarsals, which are foot bones

Question 48

radi/o

Answer 48

radius which is the lower arm bone on the thumb side and it makes up part of the forearm

Question 49

uln/o

Answer 49

ulna and it is the other bone that makes up the forearm

Question 50

scapul/o

Answer 50

scapula which is the shoulder bone on your upper back

Question 51

tars/o

Answer 51

tarsals which are the bones of the ankle

Question 52

tibi/o

Answer 52

tibia which is the larger lower leg bone that is also designated as the shin bone