Skeletal System Vocab

Question 1

Appendicular

Answer 1

Pertaining to upper or lower limbs

Question 2

Axial

Answer 2

Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk

Question 3

Compact bone

Answer 3

Dense tissue in which cells are organized in oesteons with no spaces

Question 4

Condyle

Answer 4

A rounded process of a bone, usually forming a joint

Question 5

Diaphysis

Answer 5

The shaft of a long bone

Question 6

Epiphysis

Answer 6

The end of a long bone

Question 7

Epiphyseal Plate

Answer 7

Cartilaginous layer within the long bone epiphysis that grows

Question 8

Fontanel

Answer 8

Membranous region between certain cranial bones in the skull of a fetus or infant

Question 9

Foramen

Answer 9

An opening, usually in a bone or membrane

Question 10

Joints

Answer 10

The union of two or more bones, articulation

Question 11

Marrow

Answer 11

Connective tissue in spaces within bones that includes blood forming stem and progenitor cells

Question 12

Medullary cavity

Answer 12

Cavity containing marrow within the diaphysis of a long bone

Question 13

Meniscus

Answer 13

Fibrocartilage that separates the articulating surfaces of bones in the knee

Question 14

Ossification

Answer 14

The formation of bone tissue

Question 15

Osteocyte

Answer 15

A mature bone cell

Question 16

Periosteum

Answer 16

Fibrous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bone

Question 17

Process

Answer 17

A prominent bone projection

Question 18

Sinus

Answer 18

A cavity or space in a bone or other body part

Question 19

Spongy bone

Answer 19

Bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces; cancellous bone

Question 20

Suture

Answer 20

An immovable joint