WorksheetsDefine the following terms:
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Define the following terms by matching each term to its correct definition:
A junction between flat bones of the skull
Suture
The process of manufacturing blood cells
Hemopoiesis
A projection on a bone
Process
Bone with many small spaces or cavities surrounding the bone matrix
Cancellous bone
The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it
Appendicular skeleton
Define the following terms by matching each term to its correct definition:
The portion of the skeleton that supports the head, neck, and trunk
Axial Skeleton
The outer portion of the skin, formed by epithelial tissue that rests on the dermis.
Epidermis
Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of a bone in a joint
Articular Cartilage
Bone formation
Ossification
Dense bone matrix enclosing only a few small spaces
Compact Bone
True or False: Ribs are long bones.
True
False
The patella is an example of a sesamoid bone.
True
False
True or False: The coxa is a short bone.
True
False
Metatarsals are longer than they are wide. So, they are long bones.
True
False
Carpals are about as long as they are wide. So, they are irregular bones.
True
False
In long bones, the yellow marrow is found in the medullary cavity.
True
False
Red bone marrow is found in the cancellous bone nearest the attachment to the trunk.
True
False
If a cut is along the skin’s lines of cleavage, many collagen fibers are cut, and it pulls apart, making it harder to heal and more likely to scar.
True
False
Melanocytes are cells that produce melanin.
True
False
If the epidermis is destroyed in a second-degree burn, the epithelial cells in the hair follicle cannot undergo mitosis and make more epidermis.
True
False
