382 Chapter 15 ■ VOCABULARY QUIZ: BONES
Chapter Fifteen
VOCABULARY QUIZ: BONES
Name: ______________________________
A. Match the following terms with their meanings below:
acetabulum cancellous bone compact bone
acromion cartilage condyle
cartilage articular collagen cranial bones
calcium
1. Flexible connective tissue found in the immature skeleton, epiphyseal plate, and on joint
surfaces _________________________________________________________________________
2. Skull bones; ethmoid, frontal, occipital, parietal, sphenoid, and temporal _____________________
3. Mineral constituent of bone __________________________________________________________
4. Outward extension of the shoulder bone ________________________________________________
5. Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner part of bone _____________________________________
6. Rounded depression or socket in the pelvis; forms the hip joint _____________________________
7. Dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone ____________________________________
8. Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near a joint _____________________________________
9. Thin layer of cartilage surrounding the bones in a joint space ______________________________
10. Hard, dense bone tissue usually found around the outer portion of a bone ____________________
B. Match the following terms with their meanings below:
diaphysis fissure haversian canals
disk (disc) fontanelle ligament
epiphysis foramen malleolus
facial bones fossa
1. Shallow cavity in a bone _____________________________________________________________
2. Shaft, or midportion of a long bone ___________________________________________________
3. Flat, round plate-like structure between two vertebrae ____________________________________
4. Soft spot between the skull bones of an infant ___________________________________________
5. Narrow slit-like opening in or between bones____________________________________________
6. Bones of the face; lacrimal, mandibular, maxillary, nasal, vomer,
and zygomatic bones _______________________________________________________________
7. Minute spaces filled with blood vessels; found in compact bone _____________________________