Osteology Macroanatomy M1

Question 1

What is epithelial tissue

Answer 1

• made up of cells
• covers surfaces and lines internally e.g blood vessels

Question 2

What is connective tissue

Answer 2

• cells separated by extracellular material e.g cartilage, deep fascia

Question 3

What is cortial bone

Answer 3

• bone covering the bone surface
• is the thickest in the shaft

Question 4

What is cancellous bone

Answer 4

• looks visibly spongey
• arranged in such to absorb impact and reduce stress

Question 5

Bone shapes: what is a long bone

Answer 5

Tubular shaped, e.g humerus, radius

Question 6

What is a short bone

Answer 6

Cubed shaped e.g carpal, tarsal bones

Question 7

What are flat bones

Answer 7

protective bones such as the sternum, scapular

Question 8

Give an example of an irregular bone

Answer 8

bones of the fae, vertebrae

Question 9

What is a sesamoid bone

Answer 9

They form within a ttendom, e.g patella

Question 10

What are the 3 parts of a long bone- explain where it is

Answer 10

Diaphysis; the shaft,

metaphysis; next to the growth cartilage and part of the shaft

epiphysis; end of the bone, which is covered by articular cartilage

Question 11

Bone terminology: name the 6 bone projections

Answer 11

trochanter, tubercle, tuberosity, spine, crest, line

Question 12

Bone terminology: name the 4 bone indentations

Answer 12

fossa, groove, foremen, notch