skeletal system

Question 1

composed of bones, and associated connective tissues such as cartilage, tendons and ligaments.

Answer 1

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question 2

division of skeletal system

Answer 2

axial skeleton(skull, hyoid, thoracic cage, vertebral column and auditory ossicles)

appendicular skeleton (upper and lower extremities, pectoral and pelvic girdle)

Question 3

Functions

Answer 3

• Support for tissues and muscle
• Protection for vital organs
• Movement through bones and attached muscles
• Storage for minerals and immature blood cells

Question 4

process of bone cell formation

Answer 4

Ossification

Question 5

cells of the bone

Answer 5

Osteocytes

Question 6

number bones comprise the adult skeletal system

Answer 6

206

Question 7

number bones comprise the infant skeletal system

Answer 7

270

Question 8

Types of bone: shape

Answer 8

long bones
short bones
flat bones
irregular bones

Question 9

longer than they are wide

Answer 9

long bones

Question 10

broad as they are long

Answer 10

short bones

Question 11

relatively thin, flattened shape

Answer 11

flat bones

Question 12

shapes that are undetermined

Answer 12

irregular bones

Question 13

example of long bones

Answer 13

humerus, femur, radius, ulna and the like

Question 14

example of short bones

Answer 14

carpals, tarsals

Question 15

example of flat bones

Answer 15

Ribs, scapulae, certain skull bones

Question 16

example of irregular bones

Answer 16

vertebrae

Question 17

What minerals do bones store

Answer 17

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 18

Types of bone: histological structure

Answer 18

compact bone
cancellous bone

Question 19

is mostly solid matrix and cell with few spaces

Answer 19

compact bone

Question 20

is mostly solid matrix and cell with few spaces

Answer 20

cancellous bone