vocab

Question 1

amphiarthroses

Answer 1

slightly movable limbs

Question 2

appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

bones that are attached to the body

Question 3

appositional growth

Answer 3

growth resulting from material being deposited on the surface

Question 4

articular growth

Answer 4

thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of ling bones and joints

Question 5

articulation

Answer 5

a joint- contact between two bones

Question 6

axial skeleton

Answer 6

bones of the neck, head, and trunk

Question 7

diaphysis

Answer 7

the long straight shaft of a long bone

Question 8

diarthrosis

Answer 8

freely movable joints characterized by a joint cavity

Question 9

endosteum

Answer 9

the membranous lining of a cavity within a bone

Question 10

epiphyseal plate

Answer 10

the cartilaginous plate between the epiphysis and the diaphysis of a bone

Question 11

epiphysis

Answer 11

the end of a long bone

Question 12

hematopoiesis

Answer 12

production of blood or its cells

Question 13

osteoblasts

Answer 13

bone forming cells- immature bone cells

Question 14

osteoclasts

Answer 14

cells that destroy, break down, or resorb bone tissue

Question 15

osteocytes

Answer 15

mature bone cells

Question 16

osteogenesis

Answer 16

formation of bone

Question 17

osteon

Answer 17

structural unit of a bone

Question 18

pectoral girdle

Answer 18

attachment for the upper extremities in the chest region

Question 19

pelvic girdle

Answer 19

attachment for the lower extremities

Question 20

periosteum

Answer 20

tough, white, outer membrane the covers a bone

Question 21

sutures

Answer 21

immovable fibrous joints between the flat bones of the skull