Week 1 Bones

Question 1

axial skeleton

Answer 1

bones and cartilages protecting the soft structures of the head, neck, and trunk
Ex. Skull and Spine

Question 2

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

bones of the limbs including the limb girdles

Ex. Scapula on distal, and pelvis on distal

Question 3

visceral skeleton

Answer 3

bones that embedded into soft tissues
Ex. os penis( K9, raccoon, beaver,walrus)
os chordis- Sheep and cows
os rostri- pigs

Question 4

long bones

Answer 4

bones that are longer than they are wide

Question 5

short bones

Answer 5

cuboidal (cube shaped) bones {bones of the carpus and tarsus}

Question 6

Flat bones

Answer 6

two sheets of compact bone that allows for protection

{skull bones, scapula, ribs}

Question 7

irregular bones

Answer 7

bones that are not long, short, or flat, but have characteristics of more than one
{pelvis and vertebrae}

Question 8

sesamoid bones

Answer 8

small bones embedded in a tendon

{patella, proximal and distal sesamoids}

Question 9

condyle surface

Answer 9

knuckle-like projections such as at the distal end of a long bone

Question 10

head surface

Answer 10

rounded articular process {femoral head, humeral head}

Question 11

neck surface

Answer 11

narrowed region that connects the head to the main shaft portion {scapula, femur, humerus}

Question 12

facet surface

Answer 12

flat articular surface {vertebrae, carpal/ tarsals}

Question 13

trochanter bone process

Answer 13

large, blunt, rounded process {Femoral Greater Trochanter}

Question 14

tubercle bone process

Answer 14

roughened process {humeral tubercle}

Question 15

tuberosity bone process

Answer 15

small roughened process {tibial tuberosity, ischiatic tuberosity}

Question 16

spine bone process

Answer 16

prominent dorsal ridge of bone on the scapula

Question 17

crest bone process

Answer 17

a projecting structure or ridge on bone {tibial crest, iliac crest}

Question 18

malleolus bone process

Answer 18

rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula at the distal end

Question 19

foramen

Answer 19

hole in bone to allow for passage of blood vessels and or nerves

Question 20

fossa

Answer 20

a hollow or depressed area {scapula}

Question 21

groove

Answer 21

long narrow furrow that accommodates a tendon, nerve, or vessel {humeral}

Question 22

origin

Answer 22

proximal muscle attachment site

Question 23

insertion

Answer 23

distal muscle attachment site

Question 24

flexion

Answer 24

decrease in angle between 2 bones at a joint

Question 25

extension

Answer 25

increase in angle between 2 bones at a joint

Question 26

abduction

Answer 26

movement away from midline or median plane

Question 27

adduction

Answer 27

movement towards midline or median plane

Question 28

tendon

Answer 28

connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

Question 29

ligament

Answer 29

connective tissue that connects bone to bone