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Define the following terms:

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define the following terms by matching each term to its correct definition:

a)

A junction between flat bones of the skull

1.

Suture

b)

The process of manufacturing blood cells

2.

Hemopoiesis

c)

A projection on a bone

3.

Process

d)

Bone with many small spaces or cavities surrounding the bone matrix

4.

Cancellous bone

e)

The portion of the skeleton that attaches to the axial skeleton and has the limbs attached to it

5.

Appendicular skeleton

2.

Define the following terms by matching each term to its correct definition:

a)

The portion of the skeleton that supports the head, neck, and trunk

1.

Axial Skeleton

b)

The outer portion of the skin, formed by epithelial tissue that rests on the dermis.

2.

Epidermis

c)

Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of a bone in a joint

3.

Articular Cartilage

d)

Bone formation

4.

Ossification

e)

Dense bone matrix enclosing only a few small spaces

5.

Compact Bone

3.

True or False: Ribs are long bones.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The patella is an example of a sesamoid bone.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The coxa is a short bone.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Metatarsals are longer than they are wide. So, they are long bones.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Carpals are about as long as they are wide. So, they are irregular bones.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In long bones, the yellow marrow is found in the medullary cavity.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Red bone marrow is found in the cancellous bone nearest the attachment to the trunk.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Melanocytes are cells that produce melanin.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

If the epidermis is destroyed in a second-degree burn, the epithelial cells in the hair follicle cannot undergo mitosis and make more epidermis.

a)

True

b)

False