Name _______________________________________
Date ________________________ Class ______
Bones Test –STUDY GUIDE
VOCABULARY (May not have gotten it all but gives you an idea)
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Long bone
Short bone
Sesamoid bone
Flat bone
Irregular bone
Diaphysis
Proximal epiphysis
Distal epiphysis
Epiphyseal plate
Metaphysis
Articular cartilage
Periosteum
Compact bone
Spongy bone
Trabeculae
Medullary cavity
Endosteum
Marrow
Red marrow
Yellow marrow
Osteocyte
Lacunae
Central (Haversian) canal
Osteon
Perforating (Volkmann’s) canals
Intramembranous bone
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Endochondral bone
Osteoblasts
Intramembranous ossification
Endochondral ossification
Osteoclasts
Primary ossification center
Secondary ossification centers
Bone remodeling
Rickets
Greenstick fracture
Fissured fracture
Comminuted fracture
Transverse fracture
Oblique fracture
Spiral fracture
Hematoma
Fibroblasts
Bony callus
Hematopoesis
Axial
Appendicular
Foramen
Suture
Head
Spine
PTH
QUESTIONS
1. Bones are classified according to _______________________.
2. The four classifications of bones are:
3. List four functions of the skeletal system.
4. How do osteocytes communicate?
5. What is the function of inorganic salts in bone tissue?
6. What is the extracellular bone matrix made of? What is the function of each component?
7. Where is cartilage found on a long bone?
8. Where is dense connective tissue found on a long bone?
9. What physical structural differences are present between compact and spongy bone? How are these
structural differences related to the locations and functions of compact and spongy bone? (Relate
structure to function)
10. List the steps of endochondral ossification.
11. Describe how ossification occurs throughout human development.
12. Why are the bones of athletes usually stronger and heavier than the bones of non-athletes?
13. What factors most greatly affect bone loss of astronauts in space?
14. What factors most greatly affect healing of bone after a fracture.
15. List the two divisions of the skeleton and describe them.
16. Label a diagram of compact bone tissue.
17. Describe the general structure of a bone, and list the function of its parts.
18. Identify the structures on a diagram of a long bone.
19. Relate the structures of a long bone to their function.
20. Identify the bones of the human skeleton.
21. (Diagram on worksheet only)
22. Learning Target: Define articulation (knowledge)
23. (Joint notes ppt. on web-site, Joint homework)
24. Learning Target: List three classes of joints, describe their characteristics, and name an example
of each. (knowledge)
25. (Joint notes ppt. on web-site, Joint homework)
26. Name and describe the 3 types of structural joints.
What type of joint is most likely to dislocate? Why?
Identify types of synovial joints from pictures.
27. Know basic Bone disorders- only the ones in chapter 5 In your book, osteoperiosis, arthritis, bursae,
dislocation, fractures, scoliosis, Kyphosis, Lordosis,