CH.5 The Skeletal System

Question 1

Blood cell formation is called

Answer 1

Hematopoiesis

Question 2

Yellow Marrow is a storage area for

Answer 2

Adipose tissue

Question 3

List all examples of flat bones

Answer 3

Skull, ribs, sternum (breast bones)

Question 4

List all examples of long bones

Answer 4

Humerus, all bones of the limbs

Question 5

List all examples of short bones

Answer 5

Patella, Tallis, carpals(wrist), tarsals (ankle)

Question 6

List all examples of irregular bones

Answer 6

Axial, vertebrae, tailbone ( )

Question 7

What parts of the skeletal system make up the axial skeleton

Answer 7

Vertebra, sternum, ribs, skull, thoracic cage

Question 8

What parts of the skeletal system make up the appendicular skeleton

Answer 8

Femur, scapula, radius, metatarsals, humerus, tibia, bones of the limbs

Question 9

Two important minerals stored in the bones

Answer 9

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 10

What is appositional growth

Answer 10

The process of bones increasing in diameter

Question 11

What is the function of the articular cartilage and where is it found

Answer 11

It provides a smooth, slippery surface that decreases friction at joint surfaces// covers the proximal epiphyses

Question 12

What type of tissue is found in the embryo and will turn into bone with time

Answer 12

Hyaline cartilage

Question 13

List the four stages of healing of a bone fracture in order from beginning to end

Answer 13

Hematoma forms
Fibrocartilage callus forms
Bony callus forms
Bone remodeling occurs

Question 14

When the bone is broken and exposed to the outside you have a ________________ Fracture

Answer 14

Open( compound )fracture

Question 15

When the bone breaks cleanly but does not penetrate the skin you have a __________________ fracture

Answer 15

Closed (simple)

Question 16

When the bone is broken into many fragments you may have a ______________ fracture

Answer 16

Comminuted

Question 17

A fracture that is common in children is called a ____________

Answer 17

Green stick

Question 18

A fracture that is common in osteoporotic bones is called a

Answer 18

Compression

Question 19

Where is the squamous suture located

Answer 19

Between that partiel and temporal bones

Question 20

What are the fontanels and their function

Answer 20

Fibrous connections between the bones of a fetal skull

Question 21

What is the only bone of the body that does not directly articulate with any other bone

Answer 21

Hyoid bone

Question 22

What are the functions of bones

Answer 22

Support, movement, protection, storage, and blood cell formation

Question 23

What part of the bone causes the lengthwise growth of a long bone

Answer 23

Epiphyseal plate