Module 6: Bones and Skeletal Tissue

Question 1

Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 1

Most abundant skeletal cartilage – provides support with flexibility and resilience.

Question 2

Axial Skeleton

Answer 2

Includes the skull, vertebral column and ribcage.

Question 3

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 3

Includes bones of the upper and lower limbs and the shoulder and hip bones.

Question 4

Long Bones

Answer 4

Bones which are longer than they are wide, such as the femur.

Question 5

Short Bones

Answer 5

Bones which are cube shaped, such as the wrist and ankle.

Question 6

Sesamoid Bone

Answer 6

A specialized short bone that forms within a tendon such as the patella.

Question 7

Flat Bones

Answer 7

Flat, thin and usually curved, such as the ribs.

Question 8

Irregular Bones

Answer 8

Do not fit into any of the other classes, such as the vertebrae.

Question 9

Diaphysis

Answer 9

The shaft of a long bone.

Question 10

Epiphyses

Answer 10

Ends of a long bone.

Question 11

Osteoblasts

Answer 11

Bone-forming cells.

Question 12

Osteoclasts

Answer 12

Bone-destroying cells.

Question 13

Wolff’s Law

Answer 13

States that a bone grows in response to the stresses placed on it.