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The skeletal system and tissue. Unit 4 Test Review

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  • Q1
    The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it. Examples are scapula, clavicle, pelvis, arm and leg bones
    appendicular skeleton
    30s
  • Q2
    Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
    axial skeleton
    30s
  • Q3
    The continuous turnover of bone matrix and mineral that involves first, an increase in resorption and osteoclast activity, and later, reactive bone formation by osteoblast activity.
    bone remodeling
    30s
  • Q4
    spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part of a bone
    cancellous bone
    30s
  • Q5
    hard, dense, strong bone that forms the outer layer of bone; also called compact bone
    cortical bone
    30s
  • Q6
    shaft of a long bone
    Diaphysis
    30s
  • Q7
    process in which bone forms by replacing hyaline cartilage
    endochondral ossification
    30s
  • Q8
    cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton
    epiphyseal plate
    30s
  • Q9
    the end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.
    Epiphysis
    30s
  • Q10
    formation of blood cells
    Hematopoiesis
    30s
  • Q11
    process by which bone forms directly from mesenchymal tissue
    intramembranous ossification
    30s
  • Q12
    cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow
    medullary cavity
    30s
  • Q13
    structural unit of compact bone
    Osteon
    30s
  • Q14
    A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles.
    Periosteum
    30s
  • Q15
    supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous (spongy) bone
    trabeculae
    30s

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