A & P Chapter 15 Study Guide

Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called

Cancellous bone

Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the

Acromion

An opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leaves is a

Foramen

The projection of the temporal bone is the

Mastoid process

Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone is called a

Condyle

Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the

Face

Occipital, Sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are bone of the

Cranium

The shaft of a long bone is called a

Diaphysis

Poor formation of bone

Osteodystrophy

Slipping or subluxation of a vertebra

Spondylolisthesis

Lateral curvature of the spinal column

Scoliosis

Operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk

Laminectomy

Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of bone, which is known as

Osteomalacia

Pertaining to the upper arm bone

Humeral

The shoulder bone is the

Scapula

The smaller of the two lower leg bones is the

Fibula

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

Osteomyelitis

Clubfoot

Talipes

A splintered or crushed bone

Comminuted fracture

Surgical repair of a joint

Anthroplasty

Condition of stiffening and immobility of a joint

Ankylosis

Chronic inflammation of a bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilague

Osteoarthritis

Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation

Gouty arthritis

Malignant tumor of smooth muscle

Leiomyosarcoma

Wasting away (no development) of muscle

Athropy

Flexible connective tissue found in the immature skeleton, epiphyseal plate, and on joint surfaces

Cartilage

Skull bones: ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal

Cranial bones

Mineral constituent of bone

Calcium

Outward extenison of the shoulder bone

Acromion

Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of the bone

Cancellous bone

Rounded depression or socket in the pelvis; forms the hip joint

Acetabulum

Dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone

Collagen

Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near a joint

Condyle

Thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint space

Cartilage articular

Hard, dense bone tissue usually found around the outer portion of a bone

Compact bone

Shallow cavity in a bone

Fossa

Shaft, or mid-portion of a long bone

Diaphysis

Flat, round plate-like structure between two vertebrae

Disk (disc)

Soft spot between the skull bones of an infant

Fontanelle

Narrow slit-like opening in or between bones

Fissure

Bones of the face: lacrimal, madibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer, and zygomatic bones

Facial bones

Minute spaces filled with blood vessels found in compact bones

Haversian canals

Each end of a long bone

Epiphysis

Opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave

Foramen

Rounded process on both sides of the ankle joint

Malleolus

Process of bone formation

Ossification

Bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bone tissue

Osteoclast

Round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear

Mastoid process

Central hollowed-out area in the shaft of a long bone

Medullary cavity

Upper portion of the sternum

Manubrium

Bone cell that helps form bone tissue

Osteoblast

Membrane surrounding bones

Periosteum

Bone tissue

Osseous tissue

Flared portion of a long bone bewteen the diaphysis and the epiphyseal plate

Metaphysis

Large process on the proximal end of the ulna; part of the elbow joint

Olecramon

Soft tissue found in cancellous bone; contains hematopoietic stem cells

Red bone marrow

Supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous bone

Trabecualae

Depression in the sphenoid bone; location of the pituitary gland

Sella Turcica

Rounded, small process on a bone; attachment site for muscles

Tubercle

Pole-like process extending downward from the temporal bone on each side of the skull

Styloid process