Anatomy and Physiology 101- Exam 3
Questions with Verified Answers
Long bones - ANSWERSLonger than they are wide
Limb bones
Short bones - ANSWERSbones of the wrist and ankles
Sesamoid bone - ANSWERSLook like a sesame seed, patella
Flat bones - ANSWERSthin, flat, usually curved ;bones of the ribs, shoulder blades,
pelvis, and skull
Irregular bones - ANSWERSbones of the vertebrae and face
Compact bone - ANSWERSHard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer
membrane of a bone
Spongy bone - ANSWERSLayer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found
just inside the layer of compact bone.
Spongy bone consists of many bony plates called ________. - ANSWERSTrabeculae
Medullary cavity - ANSWERScavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone
marrow
Endosteum - ANSWERSmembranous lining of the hollow cavity of the bone, contains
bone forming cells
Intermembraneous bones - ANSWERSskull, ribs, shoulder, pelvic girdle. bone made
WITHIN FIBROUS (COLLAGENOUS) membranes.
Endochondral bones - ANSWERSbone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is
subsequently replaced by bone tissue
Epiphyseal plate - ANSWERSGrowth plate, made of cartilage, gradually ossifies
In a long bone, the diaphysis is separated from the epiphysis by the _________. -
ANSWERSEphyphsial plate
Questions with Verified Answers
Long bones - ANSWERSLonger than they are wide
Limb bones
Short bones - ANSWERSbones of the wrist and ankles
Sesamoid bone - ANSWERSLook like a sesame seed, patella
Flat bones - ANSWERSthin, flat, usually curved ;bones of the ribs, shoulder blades,
pelvis, and skull
Irregular bones - ANSWERSbones of the vertebrae and face
Compact bone - ANSWERSHard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer
membrane of a bone
Spongy bone - ANSWERSLayer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found
just inside the layer of compact bone.
Spongy bone consists of many bony plates called ________. - ANSWERSTrabeculae
Medullary cavity - ANSWERScavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone
marrow
Endosteum - ANSWERSmembranous lining of the hollow cavity of the bone, contains
bone forming cells
Intermembraneous bones - ANSWERSskull, ribs, shoulder, pelvic girdle. bone made
WITHIN FIBROUS (COLLAGENOUS) membranes.
Endochondral bones - ANSWERSbone that begins as hyaline cartilage that is
subsequently replaced by bone tissue
Epiphyseal plate - ANSWERSGrowth plate, made of cartilage, gradually ossifies
In a long bone, the diaphysis is separated from the epiphysis by the _________. -
ANSWERSEphyphsial plate
