vocab quiz 3 (skeletal)

Question 1

concentric

Answer 1

Having a common center, such that two or more spheres, circles, or segments of circles are within one another.

Question 2

lamella

Answer 2

thin plate, where lacunae which are small pockets are found between narrow sheets of calcified matrix.

Question 3

endo

Answer 3

inside

Question 4

articulated

Answer 4

things fitting together..like a joint

Question 5

disarticulated

Answer 5

things taken apart and seperate

Question 6

intra

Answer 6

within

Question 7

inter

Answer 7

between, among

Question 8

process

Answer 8

any projection or bump (elevations and projections)

Question 9

ramus

Answer 9

an extension of a bone making an angle with the rest of the structure (elevations and projections)

Question 10

trochanter

Answer 10

a large, rough projeciton (processes formed where ligaments or tendons attach)

Question 11

tuberosity

Answer 11

a smaller, rough projection (processes formed where ligaments or tendons attach)

Question 12

tubercle

Answer 12

a small, rounded projection (processes formed where ligaments or tendons attach)

Question 13

crest

Answer 13

a prominent ridge (processes formed where ligaments or tendons attach)

Question 14

line

Answer 14

a low ridge (processes formed where ligaments or tendons attach)

Question 15

spine

Answer 15

a pointed process (processes formed where ligaments or tendons attach)

Question 16

head

Answer 16

the expanded atricuilar end of an epiphysis, seperated from the shaft by a neck (processes formed for articulation with adjacent bones)

Question 17

neck

Answer 17

a narrow connection between the epiphysis and the diaphysis (processes formed for articulation with adjacent bones)

Question 18

condyle

Answer 18

a smooth, rounded articular process (processes formed for articulation with adjacent bones)

Question 19

trochlea

Answer 19

a smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley (processes formed for articulation with adjacent bones)

Question 20

facet

Answer 20

a small, flat articular surface (processes formed for articulation with adjacent bones)

Question 21

fossa

Answer 21

a shallow depression (depressions)

Question 22

sulcus

Answer 22

a narrow groove (Depression)

Question 23

foramen

Answer 23

a rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves (openings)

Question 24

canal or meatus

Answer 24

a passageway through the substance of a bone (openings)

Question 25

fissure

Answer 25

an elongate cleft (openings)

Question 26

sinus

Answer 26

a chamber within a bone, normally filled with air (openings)