rad tech 6

Question 1

irregular bones

Answer 1

come in various sizes and shapes, and are
often clustered; example- vertebrae

Question 2

bone head

Answer 2

rounded, knoblike end of a long bone,
separated from the shaft of the bone by a narrow portion

Question 3

neck

Answer 3

constricted or narrow section that connects with the
head, as the neck connecting to the head or the neck of the femur

Question 4

tuberosity

Answer 4

elevated, broad, rounded process of a bone,
usually an attachment of a tendon or muscle

Question 5

trochanter

Answer 5

large bony process located below the neck of
the femur for attachment of muscle

Question 6

condyle

Answer 6

knuckle-like projection at the end of the bone

Question 7

crest

Answer 7

distinct border or bridge

Question 8

spine

Answer 8

sharp projection from the surface of a bone, similar
to a crest

Question 9

sulcus

Answer 9

groove or depression in a bone; fissure

Question 10

sinus

Answer 10

opening or hallow space in a bone

Question 11

fissure

Answer 11

same as culus

Question 12

fossa

Answer 12

hallow or shallow concave depression of a bone

Question 13

foramen

Answer 13

hole within a bone that allows blood vessels to
pass through

Question 14

frontal bone

Answer 14

forms the forehead and the upper part of the
bony cavity that contains the eyeballs

Question 15

parietal bone

Answer 15

moving towards the back of the head just
behind the frontal bones, forms the top and upper sides of the cranium

Question 16

occipital bone

Answer 16

forms the back of the head and base of the skull

Question 17

temporal bone

Answer 17

form the lower sides and part of the base
of the skull

Question 18

sphenoid bone

Answer 18

bat-shaped bone located at the base of the
skull in the front of the temporal bone

Question 19

ethmoid bone

Answer 19

lies just behind the nasal bone, in front of
the sphenoid

Question 20

mandibular bone

Answer 20

lower jawline

Question 21

maxillary bone

Answer 21

bones of the upper jaw and hard palate

Question 22

zygomatic bone

Answer 22

form the high part of the cheek and outer
border of the orbit

Question 23

nasal bone

Answer 23

two slender bones give shape to the nose by
forming upper part of the bridge

Question 24

lacrimal bone

Answer 24

two small paper-thin bones and shaped
somewhat like a fingernail at the inner corner of the eye. Form the sidewall of the nasal cavity, and houses the tear duct

Question 25

vomer

Answer 25

thin, flat bone that forms the lower portion of the
nasal septum

Question 26

palatine bone

Answer 26

shaped like the letter L, forms the sidewall
of the back of the nasal cavity, and the back of the roof of the mouth

Question 27

nasal conchae

Answer 27

two inferior bones help complete the nasal
cavity

Question 28

cervical

Answer 28

first segment of the vertebral column
of 7; C1-C7

Question 29

thoracic

Answer 29

second segment consisting of 12,
connects to the ribs: T1- T12

Question 30

lumbar

Answer 30

third segment of consisting of 5, larger heavier than others and support the back and lower trunk

Question 31

sacrum

Answer 31

forth segment of the vertebral column, triangular
shaped

Question 32

coccyx

Answer 32

fifth segment; tailbone

Question 33

costal cartilage

Answer 33

what attaches the ribs to the sternum

Question 34

Ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 34

type of arthritis that affects the
vertebral column and causes deformities of the spine

Question 35

Arthrodesis

Answer 35

surgical fusion of a joint

Question 36

Articular cartilage

Answer 36

thin layer of cartilage that covers the
end of the long bones and the surfaces of the joints

Question 37

bone processess

Answer 37

projections or outgrowths of bone

Question 38

cancellous bone

Answer 38

spongy bone, not as dense of compact

Question 39

Diaphysis

Answer 39

main shaftlike portion of the bone

Question 40

Epiphyseal line

Answer 40

layer of cartilage that separates the
diaphysis from the epiphysis of a bone

Question 41

Epiphysis

Answer 41

end of a bone

Question 42

false ribs

Answer 42

ribs 8-10 which connect to the vertebrae in the back but not the sternum in the front because they join the 7 the rib in the front

Question 43

flat bones

Answer 43

bones that are broad and thin with flat or
curved surfaces, such as the sternum

Question 44

floating ribs

Answer 44

ribs 11-12 that connect to the vertebrae in
the back but are free of attachment in the front

Question 45

Hematopoiesis

Answer 45

normal formation and development of
blood cells in the bone marrow

Question 46

Intercostals spaces

Answer 46

spaces between the ribs

Question 47

long bones

Answer 47

bones that are longer than they are wide, and
with distinctive shaped ends, such as the femur

Question 48

Medullary cavity

Answer 48

center portion of the shaft of a long
bone containing yellow marrow

Question 49

Osteoblasts

Answer 49

immature bone cells that actively produce
bony tissue

Question 50

Osteoclasts

Answer 50

large cells that absorb or digest old bone
tissue

Question 51

Osteocytes

Answer 51

mature bone cells

Question 52

Periosteum

Answer 52

thick, white, fibrous membrane that covers
the surface of a long bone

Question 53

Red bone marrow

Answer 53

soft, semifluid substance located in the small spaces of cancellous bone that is the source of blood cell production

Question 54

sesamoid bone

Answer 54

irregular bones imbedded in tendons near
a joint, as in the kneecap

Question 55

short bone

Answer 55

bones that about as long as they are wide and
somewhat box shaped, such as the wrist bones

Question 56

Subluxation

Answer 56

incomplete dislocation of a bone from the
joint

Question 57

suture

Answer 57

immovable joints, such as in the cranium

Question 58

Trabeculae

Answer 58

needlike bony spicules within cancellous bone
that contribute to the spongy appearance

Question 59

true ribs

Answer 59

first 7 ribs which connect to the vertebrae in the
back and sternum in the front

Question 60

yellow marrow

Answer 60

located in the diaphysis of long bones, consists of fatty tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells