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The fatty material found inside the central cavities of long bones
Yellow Marrow
The shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
The tough connective tissue membrane that covers bones
Periosteum
The primary sight of a blood cell production
Red Marrow
The end of a long bone
Epiphysis
The type of bone tissue found at the end of long bones
Spongy Bone
The thin membrane that lines the central cavity of long bones
Endosteum
A short channel or passageway
Meatus
An air space found in some skull bones
Sinus
A cell that resorbs bone matrix
Osteoclast
A mature bone cell that is completely surrounded by hard bone tissue
Osteocyte
A distinct border or ridge
Crest
A depression on a bone surface
Fossa
A hole that permits the passage of a vessel or nerve
Foramen
The anatomical name for the collarbone
Clavicle
The five bones in the palm of the hand
Metacarpal Bones
The medical forearm bone ( in the anatomical position)
Ulna
The upper part of the ulna, which forms the point of the elbow
Olecranon
The 14 small bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand
Phalanges
The bone located of the thumb side of the forearm
Radius
The deep socket of the hip bone that holds the head of the femur
Acetabulum
The most inferior bone in the pelvis
Ischium
The lateral bone of the leg
Fibula
A bone that is wider and more flared in females
ilium
A scientific name for the kneecap
Patella
The largest of the tarsal bones; The heel bone
Calcaneus
The large, rounded projection at the upper and lateral portion of the femur
Greater trochanter
Inflammation of a small sac near a joint
Bursitis
The region of two or more bones; a joint
Articulartion
slightly moveable joing
Amphiarthrosis
The connective tissue that encloses a joint and is continuous with the periosteum
Joint Capsule
Smooth connective tissue covering bone surfaces at synovial joints
Articular Cartilage
A freely movable joint held together by ligaments
Diarthosis
The bone cell that synthesize new bone matrix are called:
A. Osteeoblast
B. Osteocytes
C. Osteoclast
D. Osteons
A
A suture is an example of immovable joint also called a(n):
A. Synovial joint
B. Diarthrosis
C. Synarthosis
D. Amphiarthrosis
C
Which of the following is a projection?
A. process
B. fossa
C. foramen
D. sinus
A
The os coxae os a fused bone consisting of the ilium, ischium and:
A. femur
B. acetabulum
C. sacrum
D. pubis
D
The shoulder girdle consists of the clavicle and the:
A. sternum
B. tibia
C. scapula
D. as coxa
C
Ribs that individually attach to the sternum are called the:
A. false ribs
B. floating ribs
C. xiphoid process
D. true ribs
D
What is the foramen magnum?
A large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.
Which of the following is an example of a cartilaginoous joint?
A. condyloid
B. pivot
C. saddle
D. pubic symphysis
D
The first cervical vertebra is called the
atlas
The hard bone matrix is composed of mainly salts of the element:
calcium
The part of the skull that encloses the brain is the
cranium
A joint between bones of the skull is a(n)
suture
Pivot, hinge, and gliding joints are examples of freely movable joints, also called
synovial joints
True or False

The shaft of long bones contain yellow bone marrow
True
True or False

The ethmoid bone is in the axial skeleton
True
True or False

Moving a bone toward the midline is abduction
False

toward the midline is adduction
away from the midline is abduction
True or False

The second cervical vertebra is called the axis
True
True or False

Increasing the angle at a joint is extension
True
True or False

There are 6 pairs of false ribs
False

5 pair
True or False

A mature bone cell is an osteocyte
True