BI 121 GRCC Lab SPOs The Skeletal
System Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Tuberosity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Large |rounded |projection; |may |be |roughened
Crest |(bone |marking) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Narrow |ridge |of |bone; |usually |prominent
Trochanter |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |large, |rough |projection |(femur)
Tubercle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |rounded |projection
Epicondyle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |projection |situated |above |a |condyle
Spine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sharp, |slender, |often |pointed |projection
Process |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |prominent |projection |on |a |bone
Head |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bony |expansion |carried |on |a |narrow |neck
Facet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-smooth, |nearly |flat |articular |surface
Condyle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |smooth, |rounded |articular |process
,Ramus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-armlike |bar |of |bone
Sinus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |cavity |or |hollow |space |within |a |bone
Meatus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tubelike |passageway |within |a |bone
Fossa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shallow, |basinlike |depression |in |a |bone, |often |serving |as |an |
articular |surface
Fissure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Elongated |hole |or |crack
Foramen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hole |in |a |bone
Epiphysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-End |of |a |long |bone
Diaphysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-shaft |of |a |long |bone
Spongy |bone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Layer |of |bone |tissue |having |many |small |spaces |and |
found |just |inside |the |layer |of |compact |bone.
Compact |bone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dense |osseous |tissue |that |can |withstand |compressive |
forces
Medullary |cavity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hollow |region |of |the |diaphysis; |filled |with |yellow |
marrow
Periosteum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fibrous |membrane |covering |the |outer |surface |of |bone |
and |continuous |with |ligaments
, Articular |cartilage |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thin |layer |of |cartilage |covering |an |epiphysis; |
reduces |friction |and |acts |as |a |shock |absorber
Red |bone |marrow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connective |tissue |in |the |interior |cavity |of |a |bone |
where |hematopoiesis |takes |place
Yellow |bone |marrow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connective |tissue |in |the |interior |cavity |of |a |bone
|where |fat |is |stored
Epiphyseal |line |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-completely |ossified |remnant |of |the |epiphyseal |plate
Osteon |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |structural |unit |of |compact |bone; |made |of |concentric |
layers |of |calcified |matrix
Central |cranal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-longitudinal |channel |in |the |center |of |each |osteon; |
contains |blood |vessels, |nerves, |and |lymphatic |vessels, |also |known |as |the |Haversian |canal. |
Black |spot |in |the |middle |of |osteon
Lamellae |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Concentric |rings |made |up |of |groups |of |hollow |tubes |of |
bone |matrix. |Between |osteons
Osteocyte |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-primary |cell |in |mature |bone; |responsible |for |maintaining |
the |matrix
Canaliculi |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-channels |within |the |bone |matrix |that |house |one |of |an |
osteocyte's |many |cytoplasmic |extensions |that |it |uses |to |communicate |and |receive |nutrients
System Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Tuberosity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Large |rounded |projection; |may |be |roughened
Crest |(bone |marking) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Narrow |ridge |of |bone; |usually |prominent
Trochanter |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |large, |rough |projection |(femur)
Tubercle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |rounded |projection
Epicondyle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |projection |situated |above |a |condyle
Spine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sharp, |slender, |often |pointed |projection
Process |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |prominent |projection |on |a |bone
Head |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bony |expansion |carried |on |a |narrow |neck
Facet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-smooth, |nearly |flat |articular |surface
Condyle |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |smooth, |rounded |articular |process
,Ramus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-armlike |bar |of |bone
Sinus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |cavity |or |hollow |space |within |a |bone
Meatus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tubelike |passageway |within |a |bone
Fossa |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shallow, |basinlike |depression |in |a |bone, |often |serving |as |an |
articular |surface
Fissure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Elongated |hole |or |crack
Foramen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hole |in |a |bone
Epiphysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-End |of |a |long |bone
Diaphysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-shaft |of |a |long |bone
Spongy |bone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Layer |of |bone |tissue |having |many |small |spaces |and |
found |just |inside |the |layer |of |compact |bone.
Compact |bone |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dense |osseous |tissue |that |can |withstand |compressive |
forces
Medullary |cavity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hollow |region |of |the |diaphysis; |filled |with |yellow |
marrow
Periosteum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fibrous |membrane |covering |the |outer |surface |of |bone |
and |continuous |with |ligaments
, Articular |cartilage |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thin |layer |of |cartilage |covering |an |epiphysis; |
reduces |friction |and |acts |as |a |shock |absorber
Red |bone |marrow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connective |tissue |in |the |interior |cavity |of |a |bone |
where |hematopoiesis |takes |place
Yellow |bone |marrow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connective |tissue |in |the |interior |cavity |of |a |bone
|where |fat |is |stored
Epiphyseal |line |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-completely |ossified |remnant |of |the |epiphyseal |plate
Osteon |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |structural |unit |of |compact |bone; |made |of |concentric |
layers |of |calcified |matrix
Central |cranal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-longitudinal |channel |in |the |center |of |each |osteon; |
contains |blood |vessels, |nerves, |and |lymphatic |vessels, |also |known |as |the |Haversian |canal. |
Black |spot |in |the |middle |of |osteon
Lamellae |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Concentric |rings |made |up |of |groups |of |hollow |tubes |of |
bone |matrix. |Between |osteons
Osteocyte |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-primary |cell |in |mature |bone; |responsible |for |maintaining |
the |matrix
Canaliculi |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-channels |within |the |bone |matrix |that |house |one |of |an |
osteocyte's |many |cytoplasmic |extensions |that |it |uses |to |communicate |and |receive |nutrients
