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Chapter 5 Lab Skeletal System
The Skeletal System
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
06/27/2010

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Term
Projection
Definition
Condyle, Crest, Foreman, Head, Ramus, Spine, Tuberosity
Term
Depression
Definition
Fissure, Meatus
Term
Long Bones
Definition
Femur, Humerus, Metacarpal, Radius
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Short Bone
Definition
Calcaneus
Term
Flat Bones
Definition
Frontal, Mandible, Sternum
Term
Irregular Bone
Definition
Vertebra
Term
Diaphysis
Definition
  • Site of compact bone in adult
  • Scientific name for bone shaft
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Epiphyseal Plate
Definition
Site of longitudinal growth in a child
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Epiphysis
Definition
  • Site of spongy bone in the adult
  • Site of hematopoiesis in the adult
Term
Red Marrow
Definition
Site of hematopoiesis in the adult
Term
Yellow Marrow Cavity
Definition
Site of fat storage in the adult
Term
Disuse such as that caused by paralysis or severe lack of exercise results in muscle and bone ___________.
Definition
Atrophy
Term
_____________ causes blood calcium to be deposited in bones as calcium salts.
Definition
Calcitonin
Term
Our astronauts must do isometric exercises when in space because bones atrophy under conditions of weightlessness or lack of ____________.
Definition
Gravity
Term
Immature, or matrix-depositing, bone cells are referred to as ___________.
Definition
Osteoblasts
Term
Bone cells that liquify bone matrix and releaase calcium to the bone are called _____________.
Definition
Osteoclasts
Term
Mature bone cells, called _____________, maintain bone in a viable state.
Definition
Osteocytes
Term
When blood calcium levels begin to drop below homeostatic levels, _________________ is released, causing calcium to be released from bones.
Definition
Parathyroid Hormone
Term
Large tubercles and/or increased deposit of bony matrix occur at sites of _______________.
Definition
Stress or Tension
Term
Layers of calcified matrix
Definition
Concentric lamellae
Term
"Residences" of osteocytes
Definition
Lacunae
Term
Longitudinal canal, carrying blood vessels and nerves
Definition
Central (Haversian) Canal
Term
Nonliving, structural part of bone
Definition
Bone Matrix
Term
Tiny canals, connecting lacunae
Definition
Canaliculi
Term
Endochondral Ossification Process as it occurs in the primary ossification center:
Definition
  1. Perichondrium becomes vascularized to a greater degree and becomes a periosteom.
  2. Periosteal bud invades the marrow cavity
  3. Collar of bone is laid down around the hyaline cartilagemodel just beneath the periosteum.
  4. Cavity formation occurs within the hyaline cartilage.
  5. Osteoblasts lay down bone around the cartilage spicules in the bone's interior.
  6. Osteoclasts remove the cancellous bone from the shaft interior, leaving a marrow cavity that then houses fat.
Term
Ethmoid
Definition
  • Superior and middle nasal conchae formed from its projections
  • Site of cribriform plate
  • Four bones, containing paranasal sinuses
  • Bears an upward protrusion, the "cock's comb," or crista galli
Term
Frontal
Definition
  • Forehead Bone
  • Four bones, containing paranasal sinuses
Term
Lacrimals
Definition
Tiny bones, bearing tear ducts
Term
Mandible
Definition
  • Lower jaw
  • Site of mental foramen
Term
Maxillae
Definition
  • Anterior part of hard palate
  • Four bones, containing paranasal sinuses
Term
Nasals
Definition
Bridge of nose
Term
Occipital
Definition
  • Most posterior part of cranium
  • Its condyles articulate with the atlas
  • Foramen magnum contained here
Term
Palatines
Definition
Posterior part of hard palate
Term
Parietals
Definition
Much of the lateral and superior cranium
Term
Sphenoid
Definition
  • Single, irregular, bat-shaped bone, forming part of the cranial floor
  • Site of sella turcica
  • four bones, containing paranasal sinuses
Term
Temporals
Definition
  • Site of mastoid process
  • Site of styloid process
  • Middle ear found here
  • Site of external acoustic meatus
Term
Vomer
Definition
Nasal septum
Term
Zygomatic
Definition
Cheekbone
Term
What are sinuses?
Definition
Airsacs
Term
What purposes do sinuses serve in the skull?
Definition
echo and lighten the head
Term
Why are sinuses more susceptible to infection?
Definition
They are full of air. Whatever is in the air ends up in the sinuses.
Term
Atlas
Definition
  • Type of vertebra(e) containing foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain
  • Supports the head; allows the rocking motion of the occipital condyles
  • Seven components; unfused
Term
Axis
Definition
  • Type of vertebra(e) containing foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain
  • Its dens provides a pivot for rotation of the first cervical vertebra
  • Seven components; unfused
Term
Coccyx
Definition
Tailbone; vestigal fused vertebrae
Term
Cervical vertebra-typical
Definition
  • Type of vertebra(e) containing foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral arteries ascend to reach the brain
  • Seven components; unfused
Term
Lumbar Vertebra
Definition
Massive vertebrae; weight-sustaining
Term
Sacrum
Definition
Composite bone; articulates with the hip bone laterally
Term
Thoracic vertebra
Definition
  • Transverse processes have facets for articulation with ribs; spinous process points sharply downward
  • Twelve components; unfused
Term
The organs protected by the thoracic cage include the ___________ and the ___________.
Definition
Heart, Lungs
Term
Ribs 1-7 are called _________ribs.
Definition
True
Term
Ribs 8-12 are called ________ ribs.
Definition
False
Term
Ribs 11 and 12 are called _________ ribs.
Definition
Floating
Term
All ribs articulate posteriorly with the _______________ .
Definition
Thoracic Vertebrae
Term
Most ribs connect anteriorly to the _____________ either directly or indirectly.
Definition
Sternum
Term
The general shape of the thoracic cage is __________________.
Definition
Inverted Cone
Term
Acromion
Definition
Points where scapula and clavicle connect
Term
Capitulum
Definition
Rounded knob on the humerous that articulates with the radius
Term
Carpals
Definition
Bones of the wrist
Term
Clavicle
Definition
  • Bones composing the shoulder girdle
  • Shoulder girdle bone that articulates anteriorly with the sternum
  • Commonly called the collarbone
Term
Coracoid process
Definition
Process above the glenoid cavity that permits muscle attatchment 
Term
Coronoid Fossa
Definition
Anterior depression; superior to the trochlea; receives part of the ulna where the forearm is flexed.
Term
Deltoid tuberosity
Definition
Raised area on the lateral surface of humerus to which deltoid muscle attatches
Term
Glenoid cavity
Definition
Socket in the scapula for the arm bone
Term
Humerus
Definition
Arm Bone
Term
Metacarpals
Definition
Heads of these bones form the knuckles
Term
Phalanges
Definition
Bones of the fingers
Term
Radius
Definition
Forearm Bones
Term
Scapula
Definition
  • Bones composing the shoulder girdle
  • Shoulder girdle bone that has no attatchment to the axial skeleton
  • bones that articulate the with the clavicle
Term
Sternum
Definition
Bones that articulate with the clavicle
Term
Trochlea
Definition
Distal Medial process of the humerus; joins the ulna
Term
Ulna
Definition
  • Forearm Bones
  • Medial bone of the forearm in the anatomical position
  • Forearm bone involved in formation of elbow joint
Term
Acetabulum
Definition
Deep socket in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone
Term
Calcaneus
Definition
Heel Bone
Term
Femur
Definition
  • Longest bone in the body; articulates with the coxal bone
  • Bones forming the knee joint

 

Term
Fibula
Definition
Lateral bone of the leg
Term
Gluteal Tuberosity
Definition
Sites of muscle attatchment on the proximal end of the femur
Term
Greater and Lesser trochanters
Definition
Sites of muscle attachment on the proximal end of the femur
Term
Iliac Crest
Definition
Upper Margin of the iliac bones
Term
Ilium
Definition
Fuse to form the coxal bone (hip bone)
Term
Ischium
Definition
Fuse to form the coxal bone (hip bone) 
Term
Lateral Malleolus
Definition
Process forming the outer ankle
Term
Medial Malleolus
Definition
Distal process on medial tibial surface
Term
Metatarsals
Definition
Bones forming the instep of the foot
Term
Obturator foramen
Definition
Opening in a coxal bone formed by the pubic and ischial rami
Term
Patella
Definition
  • Bones forming the knee joint
  • Kneecap
Term
Pubic symphysis
Definition
Point where the coxal bones join anteriorly
Term
Ischial tuberosity
Definition
Receives the weight of the body when sitting
Term
Pubis
Definition
Fuse to form the coxal bone(hip bone)
Term
Sacroiliac joint
Definition
point where the axial skeleton attaches to the pelvic girdle 
Term
Talus
Definition
Tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia
Term
Tarsals
Definition
Bones of the ankle
Term
Tibia
Definition
  • Medial bone of the leg
  • bones forming the knee joint
  • Shinbone
Term
Tibial tuberosity
Definition
Point where the patellar ligament attaches
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