part 3

Question 1

Scientific name for bone tissue.

Answer 1

osseous tissue

Question 2

Type of bone that fills the head of long bones

Answer 2

spongy bone

Question 3

Type of bone that forms the external surface of all bones

Answer 3

compact bone

Question 4

Cylindrical arrangements of compact bone.

Answer 4

haversian ( central ) canal

Question 5

Layers surrounding haversian canal where bone matrix deposited.

Answer 5

lamellae

Question 6

Collective name of haversian canal and surrounding lamellae.

Answer 6

osteon

Question 7

Mature bone cells

Answer 7

osteocytes

Question 8

Delicate canals radiating from each lacuna which allow osteons to communicate.

Answer 8

canaliculi

Question 9

Tough fibrous covering on all bone.

Answer 9

periosteum

Question 10

Scientific name for red blood cell.

Answer 10

erythrocyte

Question 11

Scientific name for white blood cell.

Answer 11

leukocyte

Question 12

Scientific name for nerve cell.

Answer 12

neurons

Question 13

Cell that protects and assists neurons.

Answer 13

neuroglia

Question 14

Cell body of a neuron.

Answer 14

soma

Question 15

Short branched process that extends from soma and carries impulses toward that soma.

Answer 15

dendrites

Question 16

Long process extending from soma that carries impulses away from the soma.

Answer 16

axon (nerve fiber)

Question 17

Tissue type that responds to stimulation by contracting.

Answer 17

muscular tissue

Question 18

Muscle type that is usually attached to bone and consists of long, cylindrical fibers.

Answer 18

skeletal muscle

Question 19

Caused by overlapping filaments, it gives muscle a banded appearance.

Answer 19

striations

Question 20

Muscle type found in the heart.

Answer 20

cardiac muscle

Question 21

Junction connecting cardiac myocytes.

Answer 21

intercalated discs

Question 22

Muscle type that lacks striations and is involuntary.

Answer 22

smooth muscle

Question 23

cellular junction that binds neighboring cell firmly and makes them water tight.

Answer 23

tight junction.