Week 5-Skeletal system

Question 1

Acetabulum

Answer 1

Hip socket

Question 2

Acromion

Answer 2

Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder

Question 3

Articular cartilage

Answer 3

Thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space

Question 4

Bone depression

Answer 4

Opening or hollow region serving as a connection for bones or passageways for blood vessels and nerves

Question 5

Bone process

Answer 5

Enlarged area that extends from bones as an attachment for muscles, tendons, and ligaments

Question 6

Carpals

Answer 6

Wrist bones

Question 7

Cancellous bone

Answer 7

Spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of a bone

Question 8

Calcaneus

Answer 8

Heel

Question 9

Compact bones

Answer 9

Hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones

Question 10

Cranial bones

Answer 10

Skull bones : ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

Question 11

Diaphysis

Answer 11

Shaft or midportion of a long bone

Question 12

Epiphysis

Answer 12

Each end of a long bone; area beyond the epiphyseal plate

Question 13

Fontanelle

Answer 13

Soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between skull bones of an infant

Question 14

Humerus

Answer 14

Upper arm bone

Question 15

Ilium

Answer 15

Upper part of pelvic bone

Question 16

Ischium

Answer 16

Inferior or lower part of the pelvic bone

Question 17

Lamina

Answer 17

Disc between vertebrae; Thin layer of organic tissue

Question 18

Laminectomy

Answer 18

Removal of the lamina and spinous process; relieves the symptoms of compression of the spinal cord or spinal nerve roots

Question 19

Lumbar vertebrae

Answer 19

L1 to L5

Question 20

Lordosis

Answer 20

Excessive inward curvature of the spine

Question 21

Malleolus

Answer 21

Round process on both sides of the ankle joint

Question 22

Mandible

Answer 22

Lower jawbone

Question 23

Manubrium

Answer 23

Upper portion of the sternum

Question 24

Maxilla

Answer 24

Upper jawbone

Question 25

Metacarpals

Answer 25

Hand bones

Question 26

Metaphysis

Answer 26

Flared portion of a long bone, between the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate

Question 27

Metatarsals

Answer 27

Midfoot bones

Question 28

Occipital bone

Answer 28

Back and base of skull

Question 29

Olecranon

Answer 29

Elbow

Question 30

Ossification

Answer 30

Process of bone formation

Question 31

Osteoblast

Answer 31

Bone cell that helps form bony tissue

Question 32

Osteoclast

Answer 32

Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue

Question 33

Parietal bone

Answer 33

The two bones (one on each side of the skull) that from the roof and upper part of the sides of the cranium

Question 34

Patella

Answer 34

Kneecap

Question 35

Periosteum

Answer 35

Membrane surrounding bones, rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue

Question 36

Pubic

Answer 36

Relating to pubis (anterior part of pelvic bone)

Question 37

Pubic symphysis

Answer 37

Area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones in the pelvis

Question 38

Red bone marrow

Answer 38

Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis

Question 39

Sinus

Answer 39

Hollow air cavity within a bone

Question 40

Styloid process

Answer 40

Pole-like process of extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

Question 41

Supraclavicular

Answer 41

Above clavicle

Question 42

Suture

Answer 42

Immovable joint between bones

Question 43

Temporal bone

Answer 43

Two bones that form the lower sides and base of the cranium

Question 44

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

Answer 44

Connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw

Question 45

Tibia

Answer 45

Shin bone, larger of the two lower leg bones

Question 46

Trabeculae

Answer 46

Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

Question 47

Ulna

Answer 47

Forearm bone, little finger side

Question 48

Vomer

Answer 48

Nasal septum (thin, flat bone)

Question 49

Xiphoid process

Answer 49

Lower, narrow portion of the sternum

Question 50

Yellow bone marrow

Answer 50

Fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones