Random GA Stuff

Question 1

Functions of Skeleton

Answer 1

1. Movement
2. Structural support
3. Site for attachment of tissues
4. Storage of Minerals
5. Hemophesis - red, white blood cells

Question 2

Compact bone

Answer 2

Dense bone, resists stress on long bones, protects bone

Question 3

Spongy bone

Answer 3

Small needle like bone, open spaces filled with bone marrow

Question 4

Humerus

Answer 4

Bicep bone

Question 5

Ulna

Answer 5

Inside forearm bone

Question 6

Radius

Answer 6

Outside forearm bone

Question 7

Carpus

Answer 7

Palm hand bone

Question 8

Phalanges

Answer 8

Finger tip bones

Question 9

Metacarpals

Answer 9

Middle hand bones

Question 10

Costal cartilages

Answer 10

Where the rib meets spine

Question 11

Cervicle vertabrae

Answer 11

Neck

Question 12

Viscerocranium

Answer 12

Bones of face

Question 13

Neurocranium

Answer 13

Brain case

Question 14

Clavicle

Answer 14

Collarbone

Question 15

Scapula

Answer 15

Back of the collarbone

Question 16

Cranium

Answer 16

Skull

Question 17

Sacrum

Answer 17

Where pelvis connects to spine

Question 18

Sternum

Answer 18

Body

Question 19

Pelvic girdle

Answer 19

Hip bone and sacrum

Question 20

Osteon

Answer 20

Functional unit of compact bone. Typically several millimeters long and around .2mm in diameter.

Question 21

Lamellae- inside of a single osteon

Answer 21

Each tube is a lamella having multiple layers prevents cracks from spreading. Tubes surround artery vein and nerve fiber

Question 22

Osteogenic cell (bone cells)

Answer 22

Develop into bone cells

Question 23

Osteoblasts

Answer 23

Forms bone matrix

Question 24

Osteocyte (bone)

Answer 24

Mature bone - maintains bone tissue (mature osteoblasts)

Question 25

Osteoclasts

Answer 25

Bone matrix destroyers (functions in resorption the breakdown of bone matrix)

Question 26

Flat (bone type)

Answer 26

Thin, parallel surfaces, protect underlying structures. Ex: ribs, body of sternum, frontal bone

Question 27

Long (bone type)

Answer 27

Bones that are twice as long as their diameter. Ex: humerus, femur

Question 28

Irregular (bone type)

Answer 28

Complex shapes, provide specific function. Ex: vertabrae, ethmoid, coxal bones.

Question 29

Sesamoid (bone type)

Answer 29

Small flat bones encased in tendons. Ex: patella

Question 30

Short (bone types)

Answer 30

Small box like bones. Ex: carpals and tarsels

Question 31

Periosteum

Answer 31

Connective tissue - made of two layers fibrous and osteogenic

Attaches bone to tissue

Question 32

Wolfs law

Answer 32

Bones will respond to mechanical forces imposed upon them

Question 33

Pectoral girdle

Answer 33

Scapula and Clavicle. Considered an open girdle.

Question 34

Lymphatic tissue is

Answer 34

A clear whitish fluid that contains white blood cells proteins and red blood cells and helps fight infections

Question 35

What does lymphatic tissue consist of

Answer 35

A network of vessels that drain tissue fluid into lymph nodes and help remove invading organisms

Question 36

Clusters of lymph nodes in axillary region are (5)

Answer 36

Infraclavicular 
Pectoral 
Central 
Humeral 
Subscapular