COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department of Biological Sciences

First Semester 2021-2022

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY

Activity No.
Skeletal System

Name: _______________________ Date:________________

Course/Year/Sec. ______________ Instructor:____________

Skeletal System
Objectives:
After completing this exercise, you should be able to:

1. Identify bones as either long, short, flat, irregular, or

sesamoid
2 Describe the gross structure of a long bone and identify the parts on a real bone or chart.
3 Describe the difference between compact (cortical) and spongy (cancellous or trabecular) bone.
4 Identify microscopic structures of compact and spongy bone on drawings and slides.
5 Describe the effect of collagen and mineral salts on bone hardness and flexibility.
1. Proximal epiphysis (e-Pif-ih-sis)
2. Diaphysis (die-AF-ih-sis)
3. Distal epiphysis (e-Pif-ih-sis)
4. Articular cartilage
5. Epiphyseal (ep-i-PHY-zee-al or
ee-PIF-ih-seal) line
6. Compact bone
7. Medullary (MED-yoo-lar-y) cavity
8. Yellow marrow
9. Periosteum (peri-OS-tee-um)
10. Nutrient Artery
11. Endosteum (en-DOS-tee-um)
12. Spongy Bone
 1. Proximal epiphysis
2. Spongy bone
3. Metaphysis
4. Compact bone
5. Medullary cavity

6. Concentric lamella

7. Lacuna

8. Central canal

9. Canaliculi
10. Osteocyte

11. Trabecula