Vocab 7 Quiz Fall 23

The shaft of a long bone.

• Epiphysis
• Medullary Cavity
• Diaphysis
• Nutrient foramen

Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.

• Fibrocartilage
• Articular Cartilage
• Elastic Cartilage
• Collagen

Cavity within the diaphysis of the long bone filled with bone marrow.

• Nutrient Foramen
• Medullary Cavity
• Osteocyte
• Spongy bone

The end of the bone closest to the body trunk or midline of the body.

• Distal Epiphysis
• Proximal Epiphysis
• Epiphyseal Plate
• Medullary Cavity

Dense, hard layers of bone that lie under the periosteum.

• Proximal epiphysis
• Distal epiphysis
• Compact bone
• Spongy bone

Composed of small, needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space.

• Compact bone
• Flat bone
• Long bone
• Spongy bone

Narrow tunnel through the diaphysis that allows blood vessels and nerves into the medullary cavity.

• Nutrient foramen
• Intervertebral foramen
• Medullary cavity
• osteoclast

The end of the bone located farthest away from the midline of the body.

• Distal epiphysis
• Proximal epiphysis
• Epiphyseal plate
• Sesamoid

Produces red and white blood cells and platelets.

• Red bone marrow
• Yellow bone marrow
• White bone marrow
• Epiphyseal plate

Growth plate that is made of cartilage and gradually ossifies.

• Osteoblast
• Epiphyseal plate
• Distal epiphysis
• Proximal epiphysis