Skeletal System

Question 1

Organs composed of a complex arrangement of several tissued

Answer 1

Bones (osseous) (206 bones)

Question 2

Is dense, looks smooth and homogenous

Answer 2

Compact bone

Question 2

Has small trabeculae needle like bars of bones and lots of open spaces

Answer 2

spongey bone

Question 3

The array of bumps, holes and ridges on bone surfaces

Answer 3

Bone markings

Question 4

Grow out of the bone and serve sites of muscle attachment or help form joints

Answer 4

Projection or Processes

Question 4

Large rounded projection may be roughened

Answer 4

Tuberosity

Question 4

Narrow ridge usually prominent

Answer 4

Crest

Question 4

Very large blunt irregularly shaped process (on the femur)

Answer 4

Trochanter

Question 5

Narrow ridge less prominent

Answer 5

Line

Question 5

Sharp, slender, pointed projection

Answer 5

Spine

Question 5

Arm like bar

Answer 5

Ramus

Question 5

Bony expansion on a narrow neck

Answer 5

Head

Question 5

Smooth, nearly flat articular face

Answer 5

Facet

Question 5

Rounded articular projection

Answer 5

Condyle

Question 5

Indentation or opening in the bone that serves as passageway for nerves and blood vessels

Answer 5

Depression or Cavities

Question 5

A class of bones that are longer than they are wide with a thick compact bone exterior ex. femur

Answer 5

Long Bones

Question 5

A class of bone that are almost equal in length and width; cube shaped and contain a thick interior of spongy bone covered by a thin veneer of compact bone
ex. bones of wrist and ankle

Answer 5

Short bones

Question 6

Are relatively flat, but may be curved, and contain a thin, spongy bone interior covered by a thin veneer of compact bone

Answer 6

Flat Bones

Question 6

A class of bone that do not easily fit into any of these categories
ex. vertebrae

Answer 6

Irregular Bones

Question 6

Are special type of short bone; are small bones that develop in tendons
ex. Patella

Answer 6

Sesamoid bones

Question 6

Enlarge proximal and distal ends of long bones ___ and the middle shaft area is called the ___

Answer 6

Epiphyses, Diaphysis