Bio 141 Lab - Skeleton

Front 1

Compact bone

Back 1

looks smooth and homogeneous (outside)

Front 2

spongy bone

Back 2

composed of small trabeculae (bars) of bone and lots of open space (inside)

Front 3

Name the two basic kinds of osseous tissue that differ in their texture

Back 3

1. compact bone
2. spongy bone

Front 4

Name the four groups that bones may be classified further on the basis of their relative gross anatomy

Back 4

1. long
2. short
3. flat
3. irregular bones

Front 5

long bones

Back 5

such as femur and phalanges (bones of the fingers) are much longer than they are wide, generally consisting of a shaft with heads at either end.

composed of compact bone

Front 6

Compact bone

Back 6

looks smooth and homogeneous (outside)

Front 7

short bones

Back 7

cube shaped, and they contain more spongy bone than compact bone.
Tarsals and carpals

Front 8

spongy bone

Back 8

composed of small trabeculae (bars) of bone and lots of open space (inside)

Front 9

flat bones

Back 9

generally thin, many flat bones are curved.
bone of the skull

two waferlike layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone between them

Front 10

Name the two basic kinds of osseous tissue that differ in their texture

Back 10

1. compact bone
2. spongy bone

Front 11

irregular bones

Back 11

bones that do not fall into one of the four groups of relative gross anatomy are classified as irregular bones.

Vertebrae are irregular bones

Front 12

Name the four groups that bones may be classified further on the basis of their relative gross anatomy

Back 12

1. long
2. short
3. flat
3. irregular bones

Front 13

Some anatomists also recognize two other subcategories of bones. Name them.

Back 13

1. Sesamoid bone
2. wormian bone (or sutural bone)

Front 14

Compact bone

Back 14

looks smooth and homogeneous (outside)

Front 15

long bones

Back 15

such as femur and phalanges (bones of the fingers) are much longer than they are wide, generally consisting of a shaft with heads at either end.

composed of compact bone

Front 16

spongy bone

Back 16

composed of small trabeculae (bars) of bone and lots of open space (inside)

Front 17

sesamoid bones

Back 17

special types of short bones formed in tendons.
Patellas (kneecaps) are sesamoid bones

Front 18

short bones

Back 18

cube shaped, and they contain more spongy bone than compact bone.
Tarsals and carpals

Front 19

Name the two basic kinds of osseous tissue that differ in their texture

Back 19

1. compact bone
2. spongy bone

Front 20

flat bones

Back 20

generally thin, many flat bones are curved.
bone of the skull

two waferlike layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone between them

Front 21

irregular bones

Back 21

bones that do not fall into one of the four groups of relative gross anatomy are classified as irregular bones.

Vertebrae are irregular bones

Front 22

Name the four groups that bones may be classified further on the basis of their relative gross anatomy

Back 22

1. long
2. short
3. flat
3. irregular bones

Front 23

Some anatomists also recognize two other subcategories of bones. Name them.

Back 23

1. Sesamoid bone
2. wormian bone (or sutural bone)

Front 24

long bones

Back 24

such as femur and phalanges (bones of the fingers) are much longer than they are wide, generally consisting of a shaft with heads at either end.

composed of compact bone

Front 25

Compact bone

Back 25

looks smooth and homogeneous (outside)

Front 26

sesamoid bones

Back 26

special types of short bones formed in tendons.
Patellas (kneecaps) are sesamoid bones

Front 27

short bones

Back 27

cube shaped, and they contain more spongy bone than compact bone.
Tarsals and carpals

Front 28

spongy bone

Back 28

composed of small trabeculae (bars) of bone and lots of open space (inside)

Front 29

flat bones

Back 29

generally thin, many flat bones are curved.
bone of the skull

two waferlike layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone between them

Front 30

Name the two basic kinds of osseous tissue that differ in their texture

Back 30

1. compact bone
2. spongy bone

Front 31

Name the four groups that bones may be classified further on the basis of their relative gross anatomy

Back 31

1. long
2. short
3. flat
3. irregular bones

Front 32

irregular bones

Back 32

bones that do not fall into one of the four groups of relative gross anatomy are classified as irregular bones.

Vertebrae are irregular bones

Front 33

long bones

Back 33

such as femur and phalanges (bones of the fingers) are much longer than they are wide, generally consisting of a shaft with heads at either end.

composed of compact bone

Front 34

Some anatomists also recognize two other subcategories of bones. Name them.

Back 34

1. Sesamoid bone
2. wormian bone (or sutural bone)

Front 35

short bones

Back 35

cube shaped, and they contain more spongy bone than compact bone.
Tarsals and carpals

Front 36

sesamoid bones

Back 36

special types of short bones formed in tendons.
Patellas (kneecaps) are sesamoid bones

Front 37

flat bones

Back 37

generally thin, many flat bones are curved.
bone of the skull

two waferlike layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone between them

Front 38

irregular bones

Back 38

bones that do not fall into one of the four groups of relative gross anatomy are classified as irregular bones.

Vertebrae are irregular bones

Front 39

Some anatomists also recognize two other subcategories of bones. Name them.

Back 39

1. Sesamoid bone
2. wormian bone (or sutural bone)

Front 40

sesamoid bones

Back 40

special types of short bones formed in tendons.
Patellas (kneecaps) are sesamoid bones

Front 41

Compact bone

Back 41

looks smooth and homogeneous (outside)

Front 42

spongy bone

Back 42

composed of small trabeculae (bars) of bone and lots of open space (inside)

Front 43

Name the two basic kinds of osseous tissue that differ in their texture

Back 43

1. compact bone
2. spongy bone

Front 44

Name the four groups that bones may be classified further on the basis of their relative gross anatomy

Back 44

1. long
2. short
3. flat
3. irregular bones

Front 45

long bones

Back 45

such as femur and phalanges (bones of the fingers) are much longer than they are wide, generally consisting of a shaft with heads at either end.

composed of compact bone

Front 46

short bones

Back 46

cube shaped, and they contain more spongy bone than compact bone.
Tarsals and carpals

Front 47

flat bones

Back 47

generally thin, many flat bones are curved.
bone of the skull

two waferlike layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone between them

Front 48

irregular bones

Back 48

bones that do not fall into one of the four groups of relative gross anatomy are classified as irregular bones.

Vertebrae are irregular bones

Front 49

Some anatomists also recognize two other subcategories of bones. Name them.

Back 49

1. Sesamoid bone
2. wormian bone (or sutural bone)

Front 50

sesamoid bones

Back 50

special types of short bones formed in tendons.
Patellas (kneecaps) are sesamoid bones

Front 51

wormian bone (or sutural bone)

Back 51

tiny bones between cranial bones.

Front 52

Are the sesamoid and wormian bones included in the bone count of 206?

Back 52

except for the patellas, no.
Because they vary in number and location in different individuals

Front 53

diaphysis

Back 53

Long Bone

or shaft. Smooth surface, which is composed of compact bone.

Front 54

peristeum

Back 54

Long Bone

or fibrous membrane covering surface. The many fibers of the periosteum penetrate into the bone

Front 55

epiphysis

Back 55

Long Bone

The end of the long bone

Front 56

articular cartilage

Back 56

covers the epiphyseal surface in place of the periosteum. Composed of glassy hyaline cartilage, it provides a smooth surface to prevent friction at joint surfaces

Front 57

epiphyseal plate

Back 57

Long bone

Child - thin area of hyaline cartilage that provides for longitudinal growth of the bone during young

Front 58

epiphyseal lines

Back 58

Once the long bone has stopped growing (epiphyseal plate), the thin hyaline cartilage is replaced with bone and appear as thin remnants

Front 59

yellow marrow

Back 59

Long bone

Adults - central cavity of the shaft (medullary cavity) is a storage region for adipose tissue

Front 60

red marrow in adults

Back 60

long bones

confined to the interior of the piphyses, where it occupies the spaces between the trabeculae of spongy bone

Front 61

red marrow - child

Back 61

long bone

this area is involved in forming blood cells. Is found in the marrow cavities

Front 62

endosteum

Back 62

long bone

covers the trabeculae of spongy bone and lines the canals of compact bone. Contains both osteoblasts and osteoclasts.

Front 63

tuberosity

Back 63

large rounded projection; may be roughened

Front 64

crest

Back 64

narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent

Front 65

trochanter

Back 65

very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
(femur)

Front 66

line

Back 66

narrow ridge of bone; less prominent than a crest

Front 67

tubercle

Back 67

small rounded projection or process

Front 68

epicondyle

Back 68

raised area on or above a condyle

Front 69

spine

Back 69

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Front 70

process

Back 70

any bony prominence

Front 71

head

Back 71

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Front 72

facet

Back 72

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Front 73

condyle

Back 73

rounded articular projection

Front 74

ramus

Back 74

armlike bar of bone

Front 75

groove

Back 75

furrow

Front 76

fissure

Back 76

narrow, slitlike opening

Front 77

foramedn

Back 77

round or oval opening through a bone

Front 78

notch

Back 78

indentation at the edge of a structure

Front 79

meatus

Back 79

canal-like passageway

Front 80

sinus

Back 80

bone cavity, filled with air and lined with mucous membrand

Front 81

fossa

Back 81

shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface