"Overview of the Skeleton'' LAB EXERCISE 10

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The inner lining of the medullary cavity is

a. made of cancellous bone
b. called the endosteum
c. called the periosteum
d. a and c
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The inner lining of the medullary cavity is

a. made of cancellous bone
b. called the endosteum
c. called the periosteum
d. a and c
B. endosteum
Which of these tissues is present in a typical long bone?

a. blood tissue
b. cancellous bone
c. compact bone
d. dense fibrous tissue
e. hyaline cartilage
f. all of the above
F. all of the above
In the coloring figure of the long bone, the epiphyseal plate is shown. Although not mentioned in the lab manual, can you deduce the reason for its presence?

a. it is scar tissue from a previous fracture
b. it is an area of growth between the epiphysis and diphysis during bone development
c. it is callous tissue from overuse of the bone
d. it is the site of a current fracture
B. it is an area of growth between the epiphysis and diphysis during bone development
The human skeleton functions to

a. produce blood tissue
b. store fat and minerals
c. protect vital organs
d. allow movement of the body
e. provide a supporting framework
f. all of the above
F. all of the above
Your physician has just informed you that you have 40 bones in your skull. This means

a. you have the standard number of skulls bones
b. you have some sesamoid bones in your skull
c. you have some sutural bones in your skull
d. you are missing some skull bones
C. you have some sutural bones in your skull
Your physician tells you that all of your knee ligaments have been severed. This means that

a. your leg bones are not being held together very well
b. your leg muscles have become separated from the bone
c. your patella (kneecap) is fractured
d. your femur (thigh bone) is fractured
A. your leg bones are not being held together very well
Tiny, round specks of bone found in a tendon are often called ? bones
sesamoid bones
The fibrous covering of a long bone is called the ?
periosteum
The shaft portion of a long bone is termed the ? of the bone
diaphysis
The head region on the end of a long bone shaft is the ?
epiphysis
The ? on the outside of the long bone is made of hyaline cartilagearticularYellow bone marrow is made of ? tissueadipose cartilageA bone that is as long as it is wide is classified as a ? boneshort boneWhen classified according to shape, the pelvic bone is considered to be ?flatA human skeleton that is taken apart is called a ? skeletondis-articulated skeletonThere are ? bones in a standard human skeleton206The bones of the upper and lower extremities compose the ? skeletonappendicular skeletonRed bone marrow is associated with ? bone tissuespongy-myeloid bone tissueThe ? cartilage articulates with another bone or bone processesarticular cartilageWhen classified according to shape, the femur is a(n) ? bonelong boneThe ? is the central space of the long bonemedullary cavityBONE MARKINGS angleEXAMPLE mandibular anglebodycondylelateral condyle of the femurcrestilliac crestepicondylemedial epicondyle of the humerusfacetvertebral articular facetfissureforamenforamen magum of the occipital bonefossaglenoid fossa of the scapulaheadfibular headlinesuperior nuchal linemarginmeatusexternal auditory meatus of the temporal bonenecknotchtrochlear notchprocessstyloid process of the radiusramussuperior pubic ramussinusspinespine of the scapulasulcustrochantergreater tronchatertuberclelesser tubercle of the humerustuberositydeltoid tuberosity