Skeleton intro Flashcards
(34 cards)
The blood supply to the bone is from the:
periosteum
What is a shallow basin like depression:
Fossa
A cavity within a bone, lined with mucous membrane and contains air
Sinus
A hole in a bone:
Foramen
A tube like passage in the bone:
Meatus
A rounded kunckle-like prominence:
Condyle
A bony expansion on a narrow neck:
Head
A very large irregular shaped process (only on the femur):
Trochanter
A ridge of bone:
Crest
A sharp slender projection:
Spine
A narrow ridge:
Line
A large rounded process:
Tuberosity
A small rounded process:
Tubercle
In cancellous bone what are the wedges of bone called?
trabeculae
What fills the holes of cancellous bone?
bone marrow
What is the purpose of the bone marrow in cancellous bone?
to bring blood, which brings oxygen and nutrients, and gets rid of waste from the osteocyte
What bone has to have a diaphysis, epiphysis, and medullary cavity?
long bone
What type of bone(s) have compact on outside and cancellous on the inside?
short, flat, and irregular
Which type of bones are cubed shaped?
short
Which bones are thin, flat, and often curved
flat bone
What is the microscopic structure of compact bone?
haversian system
What are the cylinder shaped calcified structure that surrounds the haversian canal?
lamellae
What is the little lake that contains the osteocyte
lacunae
What connects the lacunae to lacunae and is full of blood vessels shared in between.
canaliculi
