Bone Growth And Ossification

Question 1

Osteoblasts

Answer 1

Responsible for bone formation by secreting a matrix of organic compounds

Question 2

Osteocytes

Answer 2

Mature bones
Maintain daily cellular activities of bone tissue

Question 3

Osteoclasts

Answer 3

Cells that break down bone tissue
Important in the development, growth, maintenance, and repair of bone tissue
Help maintain blood calcium levels

Question 4

Ossification

Answer 4

Process by which bones form in the body by replacing pre-existing connective tissue with bone
Occurs during bone growth

Question 5

Foramen

Answer 5

An opening or hole through a bone which serves as a passage way for nerves or blood vessels

Question 6

Meatus

Answer 6

A tube-like passage way within a bone

Question 7

Sinus

Answer 7

A space within a bone lined with mucus membrane to reduce the weight of the bone

Question 8

Fossa

Answer 8

A fairly deep pit or depression

Question 9

Condyle

Answer 9

A large rounded prominence with articulates (touches) with another bone

Question 10

Tuberosity

Answer 10

An elevated, rounded, (knob-like) usually roughened area on a bone used for muscle attachment

Question 11

Tubercle

Answer 11

A small rounded process used for muscle attachment

Question 12

Tubercle

Answer 12

A small rounded process used for muscle attachment

Question 13

Process

Answer 13

Any projection from the surface of a bone used in muscle attachment

Question 14

Sutures

Answer 14

An immovable joint found only between skull bones

Question 15

Fontanels

Answer 15

Membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones which are more commonly known as the soft spot of a baby’s skull