BIOL 255L Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ear Canal, Internal Carotid Artery, Foramen Magnum
11 Sep 2016
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Articular cartilage covers ends of long bones; provides slippery surface where 2 ends meet in a synovial joint. Function: allows internal carotid artery entry to brain to deliver blood. Covers all long bones; composes the shaft of a long bone; tough for protection and strength. Function: allows olfactory nerve hair cells to exit cranium to internal nares. Epiphysis provides for the leverage and major weight support of the long bone. Lines medullary cavity and provides osteoblasts for repair and remodeling. Function: provides a depression that houses and supports pituitary gland. Inferior articular facet of vertebra forms joint w/ superior articular facet of vertebra below. Cranial bone where found: between temporal and occipital bones. Function: allows jugular vein to drain blood away from cranium. Manubrium of sternum articulates w/ clavicles and costal cartilage. Function: site of attachment of several neck muscles. Metaphysis site of epiphyseal plate and bone growth in length.
