Types of Bones
The maxilla is an example of this type of bone...
Irregular
The name of the cell that functions to build new bone...
Osteoblasts
The two primary movements of the atlantooccipital joint include...
Flexion & Extension
This segment of the skin is responsible for connecting both the dermis and the epidermis together.
The dermal-epidermal junction
The alternate word for the word "joint" is....
Arthrosis/Articulation
The femur and humerus are examples of these types of bones...
Long Bones
What are the two methods in which all joints in the body can be classified?
Function & Structure
The two primary movements of the talocrural joint include...
Plantarflexion & Dorsiflexion
This type of sweat (sudoriferous) gland is found in the axillary region and the pubic region.
What are the apocrine glands?
The term "facet" literally means...
Flat Surface
The name of the type of bone(s) that are embedded in tendons is referred to as...
Seasmoid Bones
A joint that provides only slight movement is appropriately termed...
Amphiarthroidial (Ampiarthrosis)
The two primary movements of the atlantoaxial joint include...
Cervical Rotation (Left/Right)
These specialized cells find markers on bacteria and other invaders and present them to other immune system cells for destruction.
Langerhan's Cells
The term tuberosity literally means...
Rough surface
This combination of bones is helpful in dissipating the amount of force the body receives from Ground Reaction Forces.
Short Bones
A joint that is uniaxial can be described as...
Moving in only one plane of motion.
The four primary movements of the hip include...
Flexion, Extension, Internal Rotation, External Rotation
These specialized skin cells, which are in the dermis, play the role of sensing pressure, vibration, and pain.
What are Pacinian corpuscles?
The term sinus literally means...
Air Filled Space
Describe Wolff's Law.
A bone remodels based on the amount of stresses placed on it.
What is the proper term to describe the functional classification of the shoulder joint?
Enarthrodial
The five primary movements of the shoulder joint include...
Flexion, Extension, Internal Rotation, External Rotation & Abduction
Compare and Contrast the terms, "Pheomelanin" and "Eumelanin".
Pheomelanin literally is a light reddish to orange color. Eumelanin literally means "true black substance".
The hard outer covering of the bone is referred to as __________ and the soft portion of bone is known as ____________.
Cortical Bone/Cortex/Compact.....Trabecular/Spongy Bone