Question | Answer |
Orthopedist | Treats bone, joint and muscle conditions |
Physiatrist | Focuses on rehabilitation of muscles, bones, nerves following injury/illness |
Process of bone formation is called: | Ossification or osteogenesis |
Cells involved in ossification include: | Osteoblasts, Osteocytes, Osteoclasts |
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts work to do what? | Deposit and tear down bone throughout life |
Two types of bone include | Spongy bone and compact bone |
Spongy bone is found in: | Ribs, pelvic bones, sternum, vertebrae, epiphyses of long bones. |
Spongy bone contains: | Red bone marrow which is the site of hematopoiesis |
Bone Depressions: | Openings or hollow regions help join bones or serve as passageways for nerves and or vessels |
Bone Processes | Enlarged areas that extend out from bones to serve attachments for muscles, tendones, and ligaments |
Bones of the skull (cranium) protect the brain; joined together by....? | Sutures |
Vertebral Column (5) | Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccyx |
How many ribs? | 12 pairs |
Which ribs are "true" ribs? | #1-7 |
Which ribs are "floating" | #11&12 |
Acetabulum | Rounded depression in pelvis joins the femur, forming the hip joint |
Articular cartilage | Thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the join space |
Calcium | Mineral consituent of bone |
Cancellous bone | Spongy, porous bone tissue, in inner part of bone |
Cartilage | Flexible, rubbery connective tissue |
Collagen | Dense, connective tissue protein strands found in bone and other tissues |
Compact bone | Hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around outer portion of bones |
Skull Bones: | Ethmoid, Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Sphenoid, and Temporal |
Diaphysis | Shaft or mid portion of a long bone |
Ligament | Fibrous tissue connecting bones to other bones |
Facial Bones: | Bones of the face, Lacrimal, Mandibular, Maxillary, Nasal, Vomer, and zygmomatic |
Malleolus | Round process on both sides of the ankle joint |
Manubrium | Upper portion of the sternum |
Mastoid Process | Round Projection on the temporal bone behind the ear |
Osteogenesis | Bone formation |
Osteoblast | Bone cell that helps from bony tissue |
Osteoclast | Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue |