HAN 312 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions
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Ossification - Answer replacement of cartilage with bone
Osteoblast - Answer produce immature bony tissue that replaces cartilage
Osteocyte - Answer nourishes and maintains bone
Osteoclast - Answer reabsorb or digest bone (remodels bone)
Diaphysis - Answer The shaft of a long bone
Epiphysis - Answer The wider ends of a long bone
Epiphyseal line / plate - Answer growth plate; where cartilage is replaced by bone for length
wise bone growth
Metaphysis - Answer The flared section of a long bone between the diaphysis and epiphysis
Periosteum - Answer Surrounding membrane
articular cartilage - Answer Cushions joint
Compact (cortical) bone - Answer Harder, denser, bone
Cancellous / spongy / trabecular bone - Answer Mesh like bone tissue (red marrow)
Endosteum - Answer Membrane within medullary cavity
Axial skeleton - Answer Bones of the skull, spine, and chest
Appendicular skeleton - Answer Bones of the upper and lower limbs, shoulder, and pelvis
,Cranium - Answer The skull; composed of 8 bones (2 parietal, 2 temporal, 2 sphenoid, frontal,
occipital, and ethmoid)
Facial bones - Answer 2 maxillary, 2 zygomatic, 2 nasal, vomer, mandible, 2 lacrimal bones
24 vertebrae - Answer Cervical (7 vertebrae in neck)
Thoracic (12 vertebrae in the chest)
Lumbar (5 vertebrae in lower back)
Sacrum ( from 5 fused vertebrae attached to pelvis)
Coccyx / tailbone (4 fused vertebrae at the lower end of the spine)
Sternum - Answer Flat sword shaped anterior bone of the chest attached to clavicles; Brest
bone
Clavicles - Answer Collar bones
Scapulae (singular - scapula) - Answer Shoulder blades
Ribs - Answer Flat curved bones attached to thoracic portion of the spinal column (12 pairs)
True ribs - Answer 7 ribs attached to sternum by costal cartilage
False ribs - Answer Not attached to sternum directly (ribs 8-10)
Floating ribs - Answer Ribs 11 and 12
Humerus - Answer Upper arm bone
Radius - Answer The outer of the two bones of the lower arm (thumb)
Ulna - Answer the more inner of two bones of the lower arm (pinky)
Carpal bones - Answer 8 bones of the wrist
Metacarpal bones - Answer 5 bones of the palm and hand
, Phalanges - Answer The bones of the fingers and toes; 14 in each hand or foot
Femur - Answer Bone of the upper leg
Patella - Answer Kneecap
Tibia - Answer Larger inner bone of the lower leg
Fibula - Answer smaller, outer bone of the lower leg
Tarsal bones - Answer 7 bones of the ankle
Metatarsal - Answer 5 bones of the foot
Calcaneus - Answer Bone of the heel
Hip bone - Answer Composed of three fused bones on each side (ischium, ilium, and pubis)
Ischium - Answer Posterior lower section of the pelvic bone
Ilium - Answer Upper section of the pelvic bone
Pubis - Answer Anterior lower section of pelvic bone; pubic bone
Bone - Answer Oste/o
Calcium - Answer Calc/o, calci/o
Bone marrow - Answer myel/o
Straight - Answer Orth/o
Cranium - Answer crani/o
with Quality Answers (Rated A+)2026-
2027 Edition.
Ossification - Answer replacement of cartilage with bone
Osteoblast - Answer produce immature bony tissue that replaces cartilage
Osteocyte - Answer nourishes and maintains bone
Osteoclast - Answer reabsorb or digest bone (remodels bone)
Diaphysis - Answer The shaft of a long bone
Epiphysis - Answer The wider ends of a long bone
Epiphyseal line / plate - Answer growth plate; where cartilage is replaced by bone for length
wise bone growth
Metaphysis - Answer The flared section of a long bone between the diaphysis and epiphysis
Periosteum - Answer Surrounding membrane
articular cartilage - Answer Cushions joint
Compact (cortical) bone - Answer Harder, denser, bone
Cancellous / spongy / trabecular bone - Answer Mesh like bone tissue (red marrow)
Endosteum - Answer Membrane within medullary cavity
Axial skeleton - Answer Bones of the skull, spine, and chest
Appendicular skeleton - Answer Bones of the upper and lower limbs, shoulder, and pelvis
,Cranium - Answer The skull; composed of 8 bones (2 parietal, 2 temporal, 2 sphenoid, frontal,
occipital, and ethmoid)
Facial bones - Answer 2 maxillary, 2 zygomatic, 2 nasal, vomer, mandible, 2 lacrimal bones
24 vertebrae - Answer Cervical (7 vertebrae in neck)
Thoracic (12 vertebrae in the chest)
Lumbar (5 vertebrae in lower back)
Sacrum ( from 5 fused vertebrae attached to pelvis)
Coccyx / tailbone (4 fused vertebrae at the lower end of the spine)
Sternum - Answer Flat sword shaped anterior bone of the chest attached to clavicles; Brest
bone
Clavicles - Answer Collar bones
Scapulae (singular - scapula) - Answer Shoulder blades
Ribs - Answer Flat curved bones attached to thoracic portion of the spinal column (12 pairs)
True ribs - Answer 7 ribs attached to sternum by costal cartilage
False ribs - Answer Not attached to sternum directly (ribs 8-10)
Floating ribs - Answer Ribs 11 and 12
Humerus - Answer Upper arm bone
Radius - Answer The outer of the two bones of the lower arm (thumb)
Ulna - Answer the more inner of two bones of the lower arm (pinky)
Carpal bones - Answer 8 bones of the wrist
Metacarpal bones - Answer 5 bones of the palm and hand
, Phalanges - Answer The bones of the fingers and toes; 14 in each hand or foot
Femur - Answer Bone of the upper leg
Patella - Answer Kneecap
Tibia - Answer Larger inner bone of the lower leg
Fibula - Answer smaller, outer bone of the lower leg
Tarsal bones - Answer 7 bones of the ankle
Metatarsal - Answer 5 bones of the foot
Calcaneus - Answer Bone of the heel
Hip bone - Answer Composed of three fused bones on each side (ischium, ilium, and pubis)
Ischium - Answer Posterior lower section of the pelvic bone
Ilium - Answer Upper section of the pelvic bone
Pubis - Answer Anterior lower section of pelvic bone; pubic bone
Bone - Answer Oste/o
Calcium - Answer Calc/o, calci/o
Bone marrow - Answer myel/o
Straight - Answer Orth/o
Cranium - Answer crani/o
