Test 2 Flashcards
A bone
Os
A little bone
Ossicle
To form bone
Ossify
Formation of a bone
Ossification
A deposit of calcium (looks like bone on x-ray)
Calcification
A wing
Ala
A rounded knoblike projection
Condyle
A bony projection on or above a Condyle
Epicondyle
A horn
Cornu
A narrow ridge of bone
Crest
A small hammer, a bony prominence
Malleolus
Any definite or marked bony prominence
Process
A sharp slender process
Spine/spinous process/styloid process
A very large rounded process
Trochanter
A small rounded process
Tubercle
A large rounded process
Tuberosity
A small pit or depression
Fovea
A smooth articular surface
Facet
What are the three functions of bones
Projection, support and framework, and levers
Bones protect many organs and other structures from _____
Injury
Bones give ____ and ____ to the body and afford attachments for muscles and ligaments
Support and shape
Bones form levers which permit…
movement in restricted and definite directions
The long bones in the body include
Humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, clavicle, metacarpal, metatarsal, and phalanges
The short bones in the body include
Carpal and tarsal bones
The flat bones in the body include
Scapula, ribs, sternum, bones of vault of the skull
The irregular bones of the body include
Vertebrae
The sesamoid bones of the body include
Patella
Long bone
Structure of a vertebral body
A membrane that covers all bones with the exception of the articular joint surfaces
Periosteum
What is the outer layer of a periosteum made out of
Dense fibrous tissue
What is the inner layer of the periosteum made of
Osteoblasts or bone forming cells
What is another name for a compact bone
Cortical bone
Where is the compact bone located
Under the periosteum
Compact bone is a dense closely knit bone resembling ____, made up of compact haversian systems
ivory