Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Diaphysis - CORRECT ANSWER - shaft of a long bone
ACL - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the major ligament that regulates anterior
translation?
articular cartilage (hyaline) - CORRECT ANSWER - The interface of the bone to bone
forming "joints"
Tendons - CORRECT ANSWER - What transfers forces from muscle to bone producing
joint motion?
PCL - CORRECT ANSWER - the major ligament that regulates posterior translation
Ligaments - CORRECT ANSWER - Fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone
Femur - CORRECT ANSWER - thigh bone; articulating at the hip and knee
Tibia - CORRECT ANSWER - inner and larger bone of the lower leg, between the knee
and ankle
Patella - CORRECT ANSWER - The kneecap; a specialized bone that lies within the
tendon of the quadriceps muscle and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint
Cortical - CORRECT ANSWER - compact, strong, dense, outer layer of bone
80% - CORRECT ANSWER - Cortical bones makes up what percent of the skeleton?
, Cancellous - CORRECT ANSWER - spongy or trabecular, crossed lattice structure located
at the end of long bones
Subchondral - CORRECT ANSWER - dense bone beneath the articular cartilage
Epiphysis - CORRECT ANSWER - End of a long bone where it flares
epiphyseal plate - CORRECT ANSWER - Growth plate, made of cartilage, gradually
ossifies
Metaphysis - CORRECT ANSWER - area between epiphysis and diaphysis- in adults, end
of bone comprised of cancellous bone (spongy)
Collagen - CORRECT ANSWER - The building block of fibrous connective tissue
produced by fibroblasts
Collagen - CORRECT ANSWER - in teeth, skin, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and bone
Collagen - CORRECT ANSWER - has tensile strength that resists pulling/stretching
Elastin - CORRECT ANSWER - functions in connective tissue with collagen; provides
tissue elasticity
Elastin - CORRECT ANSWER - coils of protein that stretch; important in ligaments and
tendons
Long bones - CORRECT ANSWER - longer than they are wide, shape not size