FLASHCARD ANAT 2 LU 1 - 4 CUMULATIVE S # 1

Front

A depression in a bone

Back

fossa

Front

The process in which bone forms in cartilage

Back

endochrondral ossification

Front

spongy bone is also called

Back

cancellous bone

Front

The movement of water across a semi-permeable memebrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration

Back

osmosis

Front

Which classification of bone makes up  most of the bone tissues of the short, flat and irregulalry shaped bones?

Back

spongy bone

or

cancellous bone

Front

Bones that have a greater length than width are referred to as

Back

long bones

Front

Paired oblong shaped bones that are placed at the upper and middle part of the face

Back

nasal bones

Front

What is the sharp ridge that runs diagonally along the dorsal aspect of the scapula referred to as?

Back

spine

Front

The portion of the sternum where the manubrium meets the body is called

Back

sternal anagle

or angle of Louis

Front

small clusters of isolated bones that are found in the joints of the cranial bones are referred to as

Back

wormian bones

or

sutural bones