Term
| gives support and shape to the body; protects vital organs; leverage; cell production |
|
Definition
| what are the functions of the skeleton? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| forms the upright part of the body; consists of approximately 80 bones of the head, thorax, and trunk |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| attaches to the axial skeleton and contains the 126 bones of the extremities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| makes up a hard, dense outer shell; always completely covers bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the porous and spongy inside portion of a bone; also called the trabeculae; resists local stresses and strains |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| area at each end of the diaphysis and tends to be wider than the shaft |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| what the epiphysis is called in children; longitudinal bone growth occurs here through manufacturing of new bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| hollow center of diaphysis; decreases the weight of a bone; contains marrow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| membrane that lines the medullary cavity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| in the endosteum; responsible for bone resorption |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| in long bones, the flared part at each end of the diaphysis |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| thin fibrous membrane covering all of the bone except the articulaqr surfaces that are covered with hyaline cartilage; very vascular |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| located at the ends of long bones where they receive pressure from the opposing;bone making up that joint; where growth of long bones occurs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| located where tendons attach to bones and are subjected to a pulling, or traction, force |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| bones who length is greater than their width; make up most of the appendicular skeleton |
|
|
Term
| a shaft (diaphysis), and two bulbous ends (epiphysis) |
|
Definition
| what is the basic structure of a long bone? |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| type of bone that has almost equal dimensions of height, length and width, giving them a cubicle shape |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| type of bone that has a very broad surface but is not very thick; tend to have a curved surface; made up of 2 layers of compact bone with cancellous bone and marrow in between |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| type of bone that has a variety of mixed shapes; composed of cancellous bone and marrow encased in a thin layer of compact bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| type of bone that resembles the shape of sesame seeds and is located where tendons cross the ends of long bones in the extremities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| hole through which blood vessels, nerves and ligaments pass |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| ditchlike groove containing a tendon or blood vessel |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| canal or tubelike opening in a bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| air-filled cavity within a bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rounded knuckle-like projection |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| projecting, prominent part of bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| flat or shallow articular surface |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rounded articular projection beyond a narrow necklike portion of bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| prominence above or on a condyle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| small, rounded projection |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| large, rounded projection |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| very large prominencefor muscle attachment |
|
|
