superior osteology

Question 1

articular cartilage

Answer 1

hyaline cartilage that covers those load bearing surface of bones that are involved with synovial joints

Question 2

endosteum

Answer 2

ct. proper lining the medullary cavity of a bone

Question 3

perosteum

Answer 3

ct proper that lines the outside of the bone. it is held on by perforating fibers

Question 4

flat bones

Answer 4

generally looked flattened. ( sternum, ribs,scapulae,clavicles, ossa coxae, skull bones)

Question 5

irregular bones

Answer 5

have jutting processes ( vertebrae)

Question 6

long bones

Answer 6

88 long bones in free parts of each superior limb( humerus, radius,ulna,5 metacarpal bones, 14 phalanges . Inferior limb-( femur, tibia,fibula, 5 metatarsal bones, 14 phalanges)

Question 7

sesamoid bones

Answer 7

“seed like” that are embedded in tendons, platella and small ones at the base of the pollex

Question 8

short bones

Answer 8

carpal and tarsal bones

Question 9

physical functinon of bones

Answer 9

1.body shape 2. protection. 3. locomotion

Question 10

metabolic function of bone

Answer 10

1. hemopoiesis 2. fat depository 3. calcium/ phosphate storage.

Question 11

epiphyseal cartilage

Answer 11

these are present when a long bone is growing.

Question 12

metaphysis

Answer 12

portion of diaphysis adjacent to one of the epiphyseal cartilage. it has the greatest metabolic activity of the long bone

Question 13

axial skeleton

Answer 13

head, spine, sternum, ribs bony sacrum.

Question 14

apendicular skeleton

Answer 14

free parts of the body( including clavicle and scapula