Bone Basics Flashcard

Front

The skeleton is made of both cartilage and bone.

Back

True

Front

Bones are living organs.

Back

True

Front

Is bone a type of connective tissue?

Back

True

Front

The adult skeleton has 208 bones.

Back

False

Front

Type of bone found in the epiphyses.

Back

Spongy bone

Front

Structure of a long bone that allows newly formed blood to exit the bone and enter the bloodstream; allows the bone tissue to receive nutrients, oxygen, and hormones.

Back

Nutrient foramen

Front

Structure of a long bone: Name literally means “inside-bone”.

Back

Endosteum

Front

Type of bone that makes up the diaphysis.

Back

Compact bone

Front

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. Made of hyaline cartilage that ossifies and regrows repeatedly as you grow in height; ossify permanently between ages 18 and 25.

Back

Epiphyseal plate

Front

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Hollow space inside the diaphysis.

Back

Medullary cavity