Skeletal System Flashcards
Intramembranous ossification begins within a
connective tissue membrane
The ongoing replacement of old bone tissue by new tissue is called
bone remodeling
Osteocytes maintain contact with the blood vessels of the central canal through the
canaliculi
The bones of the skeleton store energy reserves as lipids in areas of ____ marrow.
yellow
Hemopoiesis occurs in the ____ bone marrow.
red
The endosteum lines the _______.
medullary cavity
A condition that produces a reduction in bone mass sufficient to compromise normal function is called _____.
osteoporosis
Growth of a cartilage in which the chondrocytes within the matrix become active and proliferate is known as ______.
interstitial growth
Trabeculae are found in the _____ bone.
spongy
The ____ anchors the periosteum to the underlying bone?
perforating fibers
When the epiphyseal plate is replaced by bone…
the long bones have reached their adult length.
The lacunae of bone contain _____
osteocytes.
The tough, white, fibrous membrane around the surface of a bone is called _____.
periosteum
The process of bone growth at the epiphyseal plate is similar to _______.
endochondral ossification
The formation of bone within fibrous, connective tissue membranes are referred to as ____.
intramembranous ossification
[True or False] All bone surfaces in the body are covered by the periosteum.
False
The cells primary responsible for bone resorption are ___.
osteoclasts
If a breastfeeding mother becomes vitamin D deficient, what disease is most likely to develop in the nursing infant?
Rickets
Osteocytes are found in small fluid filled openings in compact bone called ____.
lacunae
Before eight weeks, the skeleton of the human embryo is composed of ____.
fibrous membrane
During fetal development, intramembranous ossification takes place in _____.
fibrous connective tissue membrane
The distal and proximal ends of long bones are called ____.
epiphyses
The menisci of the knee are made up of ____.
fibrocartilage
