Bone Packet

A&P I: Bone Tissue Study Packet
This activity is optional and is meant to help you study. The purpose of this activity is to get you looking through your notes and thinking about the testable material. An answer key is not available, so please contact Dr. Greco if you have any issues. Feel free to send this packet to Dr. Greco for feedback.

For question 1 & 2, what bone region is being identified?:

1.__Epipysis_______________________________

2.__Diaphysis(shaft)_____________________________

3. What is the name of this portion of the bone?

3.________Spongy Bone_________________________

4. What tissue is found in this region?

4._____Spongy Tissue____________________________

5. What is the name of this line?

5.___Epiphyseal Line______________________________

6. What is the name of this space?

6.________Medullary Cavity_________________________

7. What tissue fills the space? 7.__Bone Marrow_______________________________

8. Long bone shafts are made of cylindrical tissue called 8.___Osterone______________________________

9. What layer is being peeled away at this portion? 9._____periosteum____________________________

10. Place each of the following cartilage subtypes in the appropriate category: articular cartilage costal cartilage epiglottis tissue intervertebral cartilage meniscus of knee nasal cartilage pinna tissue pubic symphysis respiratory cartilage

Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Hyaline Cartilage

Epiglottis Tissue
Pinna tissue

Intervertable cartlage
Pubic symphysis
Respiratory cartilage
Costal cartilage
Articular cartilage
Nasal Cartilage
Meniscus of knee

Match the descriptor to the category of cartilage being described:

11. This category of cartilage is rare in the human body: 11.________Elastic Cartilage_________________________

12. This category of cartilage acts similar to bone in its protective and shaping ability. Unlike bone, though,it can change shape as