Exam 24: The Skeletal System

Bones are held together by tough, cord-like structures called ____.

The ________, or shinbone, is the medial bone of the lower leg. It joins proximally to the femur and fibula and distally to the anklebones.

A patient with ________ may have a spine that looks bent to one side, with one shoulder or hip appearing to be higher than the other.

The bones of synovial joints are covered with ____ and are held together by a fibrous joint capsule.

The cartilaginous tip of the sternum is known as the ________ process.

On the figure of the femur, the ________ cavity is indicated by the letter C. medullary

Bones gradually become thin in ____.

Bones are held together by tough, cord-like structures called ________.

The humerus is an example of a(n) ____ bone.

People with ________ cannot break down uric acid and remove it from their bloodstream properly.

The shaft of a long bone is the ________. It is tubular and consists of a thick collar of compact bone that surrounds the central medullary cavity.

The first seven pairs of ribs, or true ribs, are attached directly to the sternum through pieces of cartilage called ________ cartilage.

Which of these surrounds the diaphysis?

The red ________ in cancellous bone produces new blood cells in a process called hematopoiesis.

The ________ bone, found in the axial skeleton, anchors the tongue.

The tip of the sternum (letter E) is the ________ process.

The canal that runs through the center of the diaphysis and contains yellow bone marrow in adults is the ________ cavity.

Which bone makes up most of the top and sides of the skull?

Another name for the kneecap is the ________.

Bones grow through a process called ________.