Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Anatomy Ch5 Vocab Marieb

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
axial skeleton   bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body; skull, vertebral column, bony thorax  
🗑
appendicular skeleton   bones of the limbs and girdles  
🗑
skeletal system   bones, joints, cartilages, ligaments  
🗑
function of bones   support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation  
🗑
compact bone   dense and looks smooth  
🗑
spongy bone   composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and open space  
🗑
long bones   longer than they are wide; shaft with heads at both ends, compact bone  
🗑
short bones   cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone; wrist and ankle  
🗑
sesamoid bones   form within tendons, type of short bone; patella is an example  
🗑
flat bone   thin, flattened, usually curved; two layers of compact bone with spongy bone between; skull, ribs and sternum  
🗑
irregular bones   bones that do not fit other categories; vertebra and hip bones  
🗑
diaphysis   bone shaft, compact bone  
🗑
periosteum   fibrous connective tissue membrane covering the bone  
🗑
perforating (Sharpey's) fibers   secure the periosteum to the underlying bone  
🗑
epiphyses   end of long bone, thin layer of compact bone enclosing an area filled with spongy bone  
🗑
articular cartilage   covers the surface of the epiphyses; glassy hyaline cartilage, providing smooth slippery surface  
🗑
epiphyseal line   thin line of bony tissue spanning the epiphysis  
🗑
epiphyseal plate   flat plate of hyaline cartilage in young growing bone; cause the lengthwise growth of bone  
🗑
yellow marrow (medullary) cavity   cavity of the bone shaft, storage area for adipose tissue  
🗑
red marrow   the cavity of the bone, blood cell formation in infants  
🗑
bone markings   bumps, holes, ridges on bone surface  
🗑
osteocytes   mature bone cells  
🗑
lacunae   tiny cavities within the matrix of compact bone  
🗑
lamellae   concentric circles inside the lacunae  
🗑
Haversian canal   the central canal of the bone  
🗑
Haversian system   osteon, central canal and matrix rings of the bone  
🗑
canaliculi   tiny canals in bone, radiate outward from the central canals to all lacunae; transportation system connecting all bone cells to the nutrition supply  
🗑
Volkmann's canals   perforating canals; communication pathway of the bone to its interior  
🗑
ossification   process of bone formation  
🗑
osteoblasts   bone-forming cells  
🗑
osteoclasts   giant bone-destroying cells in bone, release calcium ions into the blood  
🗑
bone remondeling   the constant process of change in bone, due to aging and increase in body weight and size  
🗑
hematoma   blood-filled swelling of tissue  
🗑
fibrocartilage callus   mass of repair tissue; cartilage matrix, bony matrix, collagen fibers, closing the gap in fractures  
🗑
rickets   disease in children due to lack of Vit D or calcium in diet  
🗑
reduction   realignment of broken bone ends  
🗑
closed reduction   manipulation from outer skin surface to rejoin broken bones  
🗑
open reduction   surgery to rejoin broken bones  
🗑
bony callus   fibrocartilage callus become bony callus in fracture repair  
🗑
cranium bones   frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid  
🗑
sagittal suture   midline of the skull  
🗑
coronal suture   where the sagittal suture meets the frontal bone  
🗑
squamous sutures   temporal bones join the parietal bones here  
🗑
external acoustic meatus   canal that leads to the eardrum and middle ear  
🗑
styloid process   what the neck muscles join to  
🗑
zygomatic process   bridge of bone that joins with the cheekbone  
🗑
mastoid process   attachment site for meck muscles (Mastoid sinuses)  
🗑
mastoiditis   infection of the middle ear and sinuses  
🗑
jugular foramen   junction of the occipital and temporal bones; the jugular vein passes thru here  
🗑
internal acoustic meatus   facial and vestibulocochlear nerves  
🗑
carotid canal   internal carotid artery runs thru, supplying blood to most of the brain  
🗑
lambdoid suture   where occipital bone joins the parietal bones  
🗑
formen magnum   large hole surrounding the lower part of the brain, and allows the spinal cord to connect with brain  
🗑
occipital condyles   rests on the first vertebra of the spinal column  
🗑
sella turcica   small drepression, form snug enclosure for the pituitary gland (Turk's saddle)  
🗑
formen ovale   large oval opening allowing fibers of cranial nerve V to pass to the chewing muscles of the lower jaw  
🗑
optic canal   allows optic nerve to pass to the eye  
🗑
superior orbital fissure   cranial nerves controlling eye movements pass thru this  
🗑
sphenoid sinuses   air cavities in the sphenoid bone  
🗑
crista galli   projection from the surface of ethmoid bone, "cock's comb"; outermost covering of the brain attaches here  
🗑
cribriform plates   holey areas on each side of the crista galli  
🗑
superior and middle nasal conchae   form part of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity  
🗑
facial bones   maxillae, palatine, zygomatic, lacrimal, nasal, vomer, inferior nasal conchae, mandible  
🗑
alveolar margin   carries the lower and upper teeth in the face; keystone bones of the face  
🗑
palatine process   anterior part of the hard palate of the mouth  
🗑
paranasal sinuses   surrounding the nasal cavity, lighten the skull bones and amplify sounds  
🗑
hyoid bone   not really part of the skull, suspended in the midneck region above the larynx; moveable base for the tongue  
🗑
fontanels   fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones of the fetus and infant  
🗑
secondary curvatures   curvatures in the cervical and lumbar regions  
🗑
scoliosis   curvature of the spine  
🗑
kyphosis   hunchback  
🗑
lordosis   swayback  
🗑
vertebral foramen   canal through which the spinal cord passes  
🗑
transverse process   lateral projections from the vertebral arch  
🗑
spinous process   single projection arising from posterior aspect of the vertebral arch  
🗑
superior and inferior articular process   paired projections lateral to vertebral foramen, allowing vertebrae to form joints  
🗑
atlas and axis   first two vertebrae of the cervical vertebrae  
🗑
dens   pivot point of the atlas and axis  
🗑
thoracic vertebrae (12)   articulate with the ribs; larger than cervical vertebrae  
🗑
cervical vertebrae (7)   neck region of the spine  
🗑
lumbar vertebrae (5)   massive, blockline bodies, hatchet shaped spinous process, moose head shaped; sturdiest of the vertebrae  
🗑
sacrum   formed by fusion of five vertebrae; joins with lumbar (upper) and coccyx (lower)  
🗑
coccyx   formed from the fusion of three to five tiny, irregularly shaped vertebra; tailbone  
🗑
alae   the sacroiliac joints  
🗑
median sacral crest   fused spinous process of the sacral vertebrae  
🗑
posterior sacral foramina   to the sides of the median sacral crest  
🗑
sacral canal   inside the sacrum  
🗑
sacral hiatus   large opening of the sacrum; is the end of the median sacral crest before meeting the coccyx  
🗑
bony thorax (thoracic cage)   sternum, ribs, thoracic vertebrae  
🗑
thoracic cage (bony thorax)   forms a protective cone-shaped cage of slender bones around heart, lungs and major blood vessels; ribcage  
🗑
sternum   the fusing of bones: manubrium body,xiphoid process, and attaches to the first seven pairs of ribs; landmarks are jugular notch, sternal angle and xiphisternal joint  
🗑
jugular notch   upper border of the manubrium, at the level of the third thoracic vertebra  
🗑
sternal angle   where the manubrium and body meet; provides a handy reference point for counting ribs  
🗑
xiphisternal joint   where the sternal body and xiphoid process fuse, ninth thoracic vertebra  
🗑
ribs   floating ribs, last two pairs, lack sternal attachments; false ribs, attach either indirectly or not at all to the sternum; true ribs, 12 pairs form the wall of bony thorax  
🗑
shoulder girdle (pectoral girdle)   two bones, clavicle and scapula  
🗑
clavicle   collarbone, attaches to the manubrium of the sternum and scapula, forming the shoulder joint  
🗑
scapula   shoulder blade, flattened body and two processes, acromion and coracoid processes  
🗑
acromion   the enlarged end of the spine of the scapula  
🗑
coracoid process   beaklike end of the scapula  
🗑
acromioclavicular joint   where the acromion connects with the clavicle  
🗑
suprascapular notch   nerve passageway  
🗑
glenoid cavity   shallow socket that receives the head of the arm (humerus) bone  
🗑
humerus   long bone of the upper arm  
🗑
anatomical neck   slight constriction below the humerus head  
🗑
intertubercular sulcus   bony projections of the humerus head  
🗑
greater and lesser tubercles   sites of muscle attachement to the humerus  
🗑
surgical neck   most frequently fractured part of humerus  
🗑
deltoid tuberosity   midpoint of the humerus shaft where the deltoid muscle of the shoulder attaches  
🗑
radial groove   marks the course of the radial nerve  
🗑
trochlea   distal end of the humerus, looks like a spool  
🗑
capitulum   distal end of the humerus, looks like a ball  
🗑
coroniod fossa   depression on the bone; along with olecranon fossa, allow the process of the ulna to move freely when elbow is bent  
🗑
olecranon fossa   allow the process of the ulna to move freely when elbow is bent  
🗑
medial and lateral epicondyles   along with olecranon fossa and coronoid fossa, allow the process of the ulna to move freely when elbow is bent  
🗑
radius   lateral or thumb side of the forearm  
🗑
radioulnar joint   where the radius and ulnar bones meet and work together  
🗑
interosseous membrane   membrane that connects the radius and ulnar bones their entire length  
🗑
styloid process   the process at the distal end of the ulna and radius  
🗑
radial tuberosity   just below the head of the radius, where tendon of the bicep muscle attaches  
🗑
ulna   medial bone on little finger side of the forearm  
🗑
trochlear notch   separates the coronoid and olecranon processes; these bones grip the trochlea of the humerus in pliers-like joint  
🗑
carpal bones (carpus)   bones of the wrist  
🗑
metacarpals   bones of the hand  
🗑
phalanges   bones of the fingers  
🗑
pelvic girdle   formed by two coxal bones, commonly called hip bones  
🗑
hip bones   ilium, ischium and pubis  
🗑
ilium   large flaring bone that forms most of the hip bone  
🗑
ischium   sit-down bone  
🗑
sacroiliac joint   the joining area of the ilium sacrum  
🗑
iliac crest   upper edge of the ala, important anatomical landmark for injection site; joins with the anterior superior and posterior superior iliac spine  
🗑
ischial tuberosity   the area that receives body weight when sitting  
🗑
ischial spine   above the tuberosity, important landmark on pregnant women, narrows the outlet of the pelvis  
🗑
greater sciatic notch   allows blood vessels and large sciatic nerve to pass from the pelvis into the thigh  
🗑
pubis (pubic bone)   anterior part of the coxal bone  
🗑
obturator foramen   bar of bone enclosed by the pubic bone, allows blood vessels and nerves to pass into the anterior part of the thigh  
🗑
pubic symphysis   where the pubic bones of each hip bone fuse to form a cartilaginous joing  
🗑
acetabulum   the socket where the ilium, ischium and pubis fuse; means vinegar cup, receives the head of the high bone  
🗑
false pelvis   part of the bony pelvis; is above the true pelvis  
🗑
true pelvis   surrounded by bone and must be large enough in a woman for childbirth  
🗑
femur   thigh bone, only bone in the thigh, heaviest and strongest bone in the body  
🗑
greater and lesser trochanters   where the muscles attach to the femur  
🗑
gluteal tuberosity   along with the greater and lesser trochanters, are the muscle attachment points for the femur  
🗑
interochanteric line and crest   the bigger bony projections on the proximal head of the femur, serves as muscle attachment points on the femur  
🗑
lateral and medial condyles   on the distal end of long bones, articulating with the long bone below, forming the joint  
🗑
intercondylar fossa   deep groove between the medial and lateral condyles, on the distal end of the femur  
🗑
patellar surface   on the distal femur, joint where the kneecap (patella) is formed  
🗑
interosseous membrane   connected along the length of the tibia and fibula  
🗑
tibia   shinbone; medial to the fibula  
🗑
intercondylar eminence   articulate with the distal end of the femur form the knee joint, with the medial and lateral condyles  
🗑
tibial tuberosity   where the patellar ligament attaches  
🗑
medial malleolus   process that forms the inner bulge of the ankle  
🗑
anterior border   anterior surface of the tibia that is unprotected by muscles, is easily felt under the skin  
🗑
fibula   lies alongside the tibia and forms joints with with the tibia both proximally and distally  
🗑
lateral malleolus   forms the outer part of the ankle  
🗑
tarsus   the foot bone, formed of 7 tarsal bones  
🗑
tarsal bones   7 bones forming the foot  
🗑
calcaneus   body weight is carried by this largest tarsal, the heel bone  
🗑
talus   ankle bone, lies between the tibia and the calcaneus  
🗑
metatarsals   forms the body of the foot, 5 foot bones  
🗑
phalanges   14 toe bones forming the 10 toes; each toe has 3 of these except the big toe, having 2  
🗑
articulations   joints, forming movement points between bones  
🗑
synarthroses   immovable joints  
🗑
amphiarthroses   slightly movable joints  
🗑
diarthroses   freely movable joints  
🗑
fibrous joints   bones united by fibrous tissue, as in the sutures of the skull  
🗑
syndesmoses   the "give" of the suture; connecting fibers are longer than that of the suture, giving the ability to give  
🗑
cartilaginous joints   bone ends are connected by cartilage  
🗑
synovial joints   joints in which articulating bone ends are sparated by a joint cavity containing synovial fluid  
🗑
synovial joint features   articular cartilage, fibrous articualar capsule, joint cavity, reinforming ligaments  
🗑
bursae   flattened fibrous sac lined with synovial membrane, containing synovial fluid  
🗑
tendon sheath   an elongated bursa that wraps completely around a tendon, subject to friction  
🗑
synovial joint types   plane joint, hinge joint, pivot joint, condyloid joint, saddle joint, ball and socket joint  
🗑
plane joint   movements are nonaxial, movement does not include rotation; articular surface is flat, only short movements are possible  
🗑
hinge joint   angular movement is allowed on one surface; elbow joint, ankle joint; uniaxial, allow movement on one axis  
🗑
pivot joint   uniaxial joint, rounded end of one bone fits into a sleeve or ring of bone  
🗑
condyloid joint   knuckle-like, egg-shaped articular surface of one bone fits into an oval concavity in another; biaxial movement, side to side and back and forth movement  
🗑
saddle joint   both articular surfaces have concave areas, resembling a saddle; biaxial joints allow side to side, back and forth movement  
🗑
ball and socket joint   head of one bone fits into the socket of another; multiaxial joint allows movement in all directions including rotation  
🗑
bursitis   water on the knee  
🗑
sprain   ligaments or tendons are damaged by excessive stretching or tearing from the bone  
🗑
arthritis   crippling disease causing pain, stiffness and swelling of the joint  
🗑
osteoarthritis (OA)   most common form of arthritis  
🗑
bone spurs   extra bone tissue forming around the margins of eroded cartilage  
🗑
crepitus   the crunching noise made by joints upon movement  
🗑
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)   chronic inflammatory disorder, autoimmune disease, begins with inflammation of synovial membranes  
🗑
pannus   abnormal tissue caused by inflamed synovial membrane, eroding articular cartilage  
🗑
ankylosis   fusing of bone  
🗑
gouty arthritis   disease in which uric acid accumulates in the blood and deposites in the soft tissues of joints  
🗑
osteoporosis   bone-thinning disease, making bones fragile, especially the spine and neck of the femur  
🗑
frontal bone   forms the forehead  
🗑
parietal bone   pair of bones forming most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium  
🗑
temporal bones   pair of bones above the ear; join occipital and sphenoid bones  
🗑
occipital bone   forms the floor and back wall of the skull  
🗑
sphenoid bone   spans the width of the skull and forms part of the floor of the cranial cavity  
🗑
ethmoid bone   forms the roof of the nasal cavity and part of the medial walls of the orbits  
🗑
maxillary bones   two maxillae that fuse to form the upper jaw  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: erosok
Popular Anatomy sets