Bone test

Question 1

functions of the skeletal system include:

Answer 1

1. muscle attachment
2. protection
3. support
4. blood cell production

Question 2

mature bone cells

Answer 2

osteocytes

Question 3

cells that remodel bone

Answer 3

osteoclasts & osteoblasts

Question 4

2 types of bone

Answer 4

compact & spongey

Question 5

basic unit of compact bone

Answer 5

osteons

Question 6

the medullary cavity of bone contains

Answer 6

marrow

red or yellow

Question 7

the zygomaticus bone is an example of an _____ bone

Answer 7

irregular bone

Question 8

T/F bone is the only tissue in the body that is

Answer 8

able to heal itself completely

alive or dead? ALIVE

Question 9

process of hemopoiesis occurs in

Answer 9

red bone marrow

Question 10

the function of the epiphyseal plate is to

Answer 10

1. lengthen bones

2. increase thickness

Question 11

the shaft of a long bone is the

Answer 11

diaphysis

Question 12

the function of osteoblasts is to

Answer 12

build bone

Question 13

osteons are typical of the structure of

Answer 13

compact bone

Question 14

lamellae are the

Answer 14

layers of matrix

Question 15

friction reduction and shock absorption are functions of what part of the long bone

Answer 15

articular cartilage

Question 16

nutrients are provided to osteocytes in compact bone by the

Answer 16

canaliculai

Question 17

the cells responsible for maintaining the daily cellular activities of bone tissue, such as the exchange of nutrients and wastes with the blood are the

Answer 17

osteocytes

Question 18

bone constantly remodels and redistributes its matrix along lines of

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mechanical stress

Question 19

parts of the axial skeleton

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1. skull
2. hyoid bone
3. thorax
4. vertebral column

Question 20

parts of the appendicular skeleton

Answer 20

1. pectoral girdle
2. upper limbs
3. pelvic girdle
4. lower limbs

Question 21

foramen

Answer 21

opening through a bone

usually a pathway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

Question 22

fossa

Answer 22

relatively deep pit or depression

Question 23

facet

Answer 23

small nearly flat surface

Question 24

tubercle

Answer 24

small knoblike process

Question 25

ramus

Answer 25

angle of jaw FLAT

Question 26

dense connective tissue connecting one bone to another bone describes

Answer 26

ligaments

Question 27

fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to a bone is called

Answer 27

tendons

Question 28

making circles with the arms is best described as

Answer 28

circumduction

Question 29

the 2nd cervical vertebrae is called

Answer 29

axis

Question 30

osteoclasts do what?

Answer 30

tear down bone

Question 31

osteoblasts do what?

Answer 31

build bone

Question 32

how do bones respond to a disease such as constant bed rest

Answer 32

bone loss

Question 33

articulation bones are held together by

Answer 33

dense irregular connective tissue

Question 34

which joints are subjected to the greatest stress

Answer 34

knee, hip, ankle

Question 35

thin membrane of connective tissue that lines the marrow cavity of a bone

Answer 35

endosteum

Question 36

thin membrane of connective tissue that covers bone accept at articulations

Answer 36

periosteum