TAMU BIOL 319 Test 2 COHN Questions
with Verified Solutions
"Bruised bones" is damage to which structure(s)? - ANS-Periosteum
A lateral blow to the knee will tear which structures? - ANS-- ACL
- Meniscus
- TCL
According to Wolff's law, bone changes are caused by what type of cell? - ANS-
Osteoblasts
At what age does the fetal skeleton begin to ossify? - ANS-8-12 weeks
Biaxial joints allow for ________. - ANS-Circumduction
Define: Ankylosis - ANS-Fusion of joints due to rheumatoid arthritis
Define: Anulus fibrosis - ANS-Ring of fibrocartilage around vertebral disks
Define: Apositional growth - ANS-Bone thickening
Define: Bursa - ANS-Flat sacks of synovial fluid that act as ball bearings between a joint
capsule and bone
Define: Cartilaginous joint - ANS-Joints that DO have cartilage, but lack a joint cavity
Define: circumferential lamellae - ANS-Lamellae that are the outermost lamellae and
are in contact with the periosteum
Define: Diapedesis - ANS-Leaky capillaries give macrophages a medium to collect and
travel in
Define: Haversion canal - ANS-Conduits between lacunae that allow for one nerve, one
artery, and one vein.
Define: Hyperplasia - ANS-Mitotic growth of tissue
Define: Labrum - ANS-Fibrocartilage in glenoid cavity that allows for head of humerus
insertion
