__________ bone looks smooth and homogeneous.

Compact

__________ bones are generally thin and have a layer of spongy bone between two layers of compact bone.

flat

Embryonic skeletons consist primarily of elastic cartilage, which is gradually replaced by bone during development and growth.

False: usually Hyaline (Smooth glassy cartilage that provides flexible support)

The structural unit of compact bone is the __________.

Osteon

All the following are functions of the skeleton EXCEPT __________.

-attachment for muscles

-site of red blood cell formation

-production of melanin

-storage of lipids

production of melanin

The shaft of a long bone is known as the __________.

diaphysis

(epiphysis is the end of a long bone)

The __________ skeleton consists of bones that surround the body's center of gravity.

axial

The type of cartilage that has the greatest strength and is found in the knee joint and intervertebral discs is __________.

fibrocartilage

The femur is an example of a(n) __________ bone.

long

Cartilage has a covering made of dense connective tissue called a periosteum. (true or false)

False: Perichondrium

“-blast” means..

“peri-” means…

“-clast” means…

“hema-” means..

“oste-” means..

-embryonic or formative cell

-around or enclosing

-one that breaks down or destroys

-blood

-bone

The skeleton is constructed of two types of tissue, ________.

bone and cartilage

In addition to supporting and protecting the body, the skeleton provides this function as well.

The bones store fat, red marrow, and calcium.

Bones of the skeleton are connected at junctions called ________.

articulations

This is the most common type of skeletal cartilage.

hyaline

This type of cartilage supports the external ear and keeps it firm but flexible.

elastic

Vertebrae belong to this category of bones.

irregular

Which of the following bone markings helps form joints?

head

This is a passageway for blood vessels and nerves.

foramen

The sternum belongs to the ______ skeleton.

axial

This type of cartilage attaches ribs to the sternum.

hyaline

patella

phalanges

tarsals

carpals….

which of the following is not a short bone?

patella (sesamoid)

A trochanter is a ________.

large, irregularly-shaped projection

A condyle differs from an epicondyle in that the condyle ________.

helps form a joint (epicondyle is the raised area above a joint)

What is a crest?

an attachment site for muscles or ligaments

Is the clavicle appendicular or axial?

appendicular ( connects arms)

The diaphysis of a long bone is covered by ________.

periosteum

The epiphyses of long bones are ________.

filled with spongy bone

The ________ is the storage area for yellow marrow in an adult bone.

medullary cavity

A long bone consists of a shaft composed of ________ and an end composed of ________.

compact bone, spongy bone covered by compact bone

In adults, ________ marrow fills the central canal of long bones, and ________ marrow is found in the epiphyses of long bones.

yellow, red (blood cell formation occurs here)

This membrane lines the shaft of long bones, and covers the trabeculae of spongy bone.

endosteum

What is the periosteum made of (tissue)?

Dense irregular connective tissue: covers outside of bone and protects it

articular cartilage is made up of what type of cartilage?

hyaline (covers ends of bones at joints to reduce friction)

Where would hematopoietic tissue be located?

In red bone marrow within the Spongy bone of ephiphyses

Which feature is found in compact bone, not spongy bone?

osteons

________ are the telescoping tubes of matrix (concentric lamellae) with their central canals that form a large part of compact bone.

Osteons

The center of the osteon is called the ________.

central canal

the layers of bony matrix surrounding the vessels and nerve are…

lamellae

The blood vessels and nerve in the figure are found within which type of space?

central canal

Longitudinal bone growth occurs at this location in long bones.

epiphyseal plates (growth plate)

What kind of tissue comprises the epiphyseal plate of bones?

Hyaline cartilage