Lom Chapter 15

Front 1

Rounded depression, or socket, in the pelvis, which joins the femur (thigh bone), forming the hip joint

Back 1

acetabulum

Front 2

Outward extension of the shoulder bone forming the point of the shoulder. It overlies the shoulder joint and articulates with the clavicle.

Back 2

Acromion

Front 3

Thin layer of cartilage occurring at the ends of long bones and covering any part of any bone that comes together with another bone to form a joint.

Back 3

articular cartilage

Front 4

Dense, hard connective tissue composing the skeleton. Examples are long bones (femur), short bones (carpals), flat bones (scapula), and sesamoid bones (patella).

Back 4

Bone

Front 5

One of the mineral constituents of bone. Calcium phosphate is the major calcium salt in bones.

Back 5

Calcium

Front 6

Spongy, porous, trabecular bone.

Back 6

Cancellous bone

Front 7

Flexible, rubbery connective tissue. It is found in the immature skeleton at the epiphyseal growth plate and on joint surfaces.

Back 7

cartilaginous tissue (cartilage)

Front 8

Dense connective tissue strands found in bone.

Back 8

Collagen

Front 9

Hard, dense bone tissue.

Back 9

Compact bone

Front 10

Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint.

Back 10

Condyle

Front 11

Skull bones; ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal.

Back 11

Cranial bones

Front 12

Shaft, or midportion, of a long bone.

Back 12

Diaphysis

Front 13

Flat, round, plate-like structure. An intervertebral disk is a fibrocartilaginous substance between two vertebrae.

Back 13

disk (disc)

Front 14

Cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton.

Back 14

Epiphyseal plate

Front 15

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

Back 15

Epiphysis

Front 16

Bones of the face: lacrimal, mandible, maxillae, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic.

Back 16

Facial bones

Front 17

Narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones.

Back 17

Fissure

Front 18

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

Back 18

Fontanelle

Front 19

Opening or passage in bones where blood vessels, nerves, or both enter and leave. The foramen magnum is the opening of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes.

Back 19

foramen

Front 20

Shallow cavity in a bone.

Back 20

Fossa

Front 21

Minute spaces filled with blood vessels; found in compact bone.

Back 21

Haversian canals

Front 22

Round process on both sides of the ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is part of the fibula, and the medial malleolus is part of the tibia.

Back 22

Malleolus

Front 23

Upper portion of the sternum; articulates with the medial aspect of the clavicle.

Back 23

Manubrium

Front 24

Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear.

Back 24

Mastoid process

Front 25

Central, hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone.

Back 25

Medullary cavity

Front 26

The flared portion of a long bone, lying between the diaphysis (shaft) and the epiphyseal plate (meta- means between)

Back 26

metaphysis

Front 27

Large process on the proximal end of the ulna; the point of the flexed elbow.

Back 27

Olecranon

Front 28

Bone tissue.

Back 28

Osseous tissue

Front 29

Process of bone formation.

Back 29

ossification

Front 30

Bone cell that helps form bone tissue.

Back 30

Osteoblast

Front 31

Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue.

Back 31

Osteoclast

Front 32

Membrane surrounding bones; rich in blood vessels and nerve tissue.

Back 32

periosteum

Front 33

Mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium.

Back 33

Phosphorus

Front 34

Area of confluence (coming together) of the two pubic bones. They are joined (sym-means together, -physis means to grow) by a fibrocartilaginous disc.

Back 34

Pubic symphysis

Front 35

Found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis.

Back 35

Red bone marrow

Front 36

These 24 elongated, curved bones form the bony wall of the chest. True ribs are the first 7 pairs; false ribs are pairs 8-10; floating ribs are pairs 11 and 12.

Back 36

Ribs

Front 37

Depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located.

Back 37

Sella turcica

Front 38

Hollow cavity within a bone.

Back 38

Sinus

Front 39

Pole-like process on the temporal bone.

Back 39

Styloid process

Front 40

Joint between bones, such as the skull (cranium).

Back 40

Suture

Front 41

Connection between the temporal base of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw.

Back 41

temporomandibular joint

Front 42

Supporting bondles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone

Back 42

Trabeculae

Front 43

Large process on lateral proximal aspect of the femur; attachment site for muscles and tendons.

Back 43

Trochanter

Front 44

Rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons.

Back 44

Tubercle

Front 45

Rounded process on bone; attachment site for muscles and tendons.

Back 45

Tuberosity

Front 46

An individual backbone composed of the vertebral body, vertebral arch, spinous process, transverse process, lamina, and neural canal.

Back 46

Vertebra

Front 47

Lower, narrow portion of the sternum.

Back 47

Xiphoid process

Front 48

Fatty tissue found in the diaphyses of long bones in older individuals.

Back 48

Yellow bone marrow