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Anatomy
Physiology
Vocabulary
100
In compact bone, osteocytes and intercellular material cluster concentrically around canals and are known as
What is osteons
100
It is the bones of this segment of the skeleton that primarily provide protection for internal organs
What is the axial skeleton
100
The finger and toe bones are called
What is phalanges
200
In an adult, red marrow is not found in the
What is diaphysis of long bones
200
During childhood and adolescence, bone growth in length is accomplished by dividing cells in the
What is the epiphysis
200
The bone of the leg that bears no weight is the
What is the fibula
300
The mastoid process is a bony extension of the
What is temporal bone
300
The fontanels of the infant skull mainly permit
What is molding of the head during birth
300
Osteocytes within compact bone tissue are located in very small bony chambers called
What is lacunae
400
This part of the pelvis is comprised of several fused vertebrae
What is the sacrum
400
The bone cells responsible for continuing remodeling of bones are
What are osteocytes & osteoblasts
400
Which of the following components of a bone is non-living? 1.bone matrix 2.cartilage 3.blood 4.marrow
What is 1.bone matrix
500
The orbits or eye sockets are located mainly in the
What is frontal bone
500
Which of the following is not a function of bone? 1.storage of inorganic salts 2.provide shape support and protection to body structures 3.contain the structures that produce red blood cells 4.produce vitamin D cofactors
What is 4.produce vitamin D cofactors
500
To what part of the bone do tendons and ligaments attach
What is periosteum