Bone Structure
Bone development and growth
Bone Function
Skeletal Organization
skull
100
What is epiphysis
At each end of a long bone is an expanded portion called what? Page:203
100
What is osteoblasts
What is bone-forming cell? Page:206
100
What is bone
What gives shape to structure such as the head, face, thorax, and limbs? Page:211
100
206
What is the number of bones in an adult skeleton? Page:213
100
What is mandible
What is a movable bone held to the cranium by ligaments? Page:217
200
What is compact bone
The wall of the diaphysis is mainly composed of tightly packed tissues called what? Page:203
200
What is endochondral bones
What develops from masses of hyaline cartilage shaped like future bony structures? Page:206
200
What is bones of the skull
What protects the eyes, ears, and brain? Page:211
200
What is axial skeleton
What consists of the bony and cartilaginous parts that support and protects the organs? Page:214
200
What is cranium
What encloses and protects the brain? Page: 218
300
What is spongy bone
What is the epiphyses are largely composed of? Page: 203
300
What is epiphyseal plate
What is a band of cartilage called? Page:207
300
What is hematopoiesis
What is the process of blood cell formation? Page:211
300
What is hyoid bone
What is located in the neck between the lower jaw and the larynx? Page: 214
300
What is occipital bone
What joins the parietal bones along the lambdoid suture? Page: 218
400
What is endosteum
A thin membrane containing bone-forming cells is called? Page:203
400
What is bone remodeling
What occurs throughout life as osteoclasts resorb bone tissue? Page:209
400
What is hemoglobin
Where does the color come from in the red blood cells? Page:211
400
What is appendicular skeleton
What consists of the bones of the upper and lower limbs? Page:216
400
What is sphenoid bone
What is wedged between several other bones in the anterior portion of the cranium? Page: 219
500
What is osteocytes
What transports nutrients and waste to and from nearby cells? Page:203
500
What is growth hormone
What stimulates division of cartilage cells in the epiphyseal plates? Page:210
500
What is 70%
The salts accounts about how much of the extracellular matrix by weights? Page:211
500
What is pelvic gridle
What is formed by two hip bones attached to each other anteriorly and to the sacrum posteriorly? Page:216
500
What is ethmoid
What is located in front of the sphenoid bone? Page:221
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