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TM201 Chp 5 Part II
Skeletal System definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| enlarged area on the ends of long bones that articulates with other bones | epiphysis |
| layer of hyaline cartilage covering the end surface of the epiphysis | articular cartilage |
| bone shaft between epiphyses | diaphysis |
| fibrous membrane that functions to protect the bone and serves as an attachment of tendons and ligaments | periosteum |
| forms the hard bones found in the shafts of long bones and along the outside of flat bones | compact bone tissue |
| located inside long bones and flat bones, consists of irregularly shaped spaces defined by thin, bony plates | cancellous bone |
| a hollow chamber formed in the shaft of long bones that is filled with yellow bone marrow | medullary cavity |
| connective tissue filling in the cavities of bones that forms red and white blood cells | marrow |
| the type of bone that is in the skull, pelvis and ribs | flat bones |
| leg, arm finger and toe bones | long |
| carpal and tarsal bones | short |
| vertebrae bones | irregular |
| patella bone | sesmoid |
| bones of the skull, thorax, vertebral column and the hyoid bone | axial skeleton |
| bones of the shoulder, extremities, hips and lower extremities | appendicular skeleton |
| how many bones are in the face | fourteen |
| how many bones are in the cranium | eight |
| how many bones are in the ear | six |
| how many bones are in the vertebral column | twenty six |
| how many bones are in the thoracic cage | twenty five |
| how many bones are in the upper extremities | sixty four |
| how many bones are in the lower extremities | sixty six |
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