Exam 23: The Skeletal System

-Letter F is the ________ cartilage, which connects the ribs to the sternum.

There are two types of ossification: ________ and endochondral.

-Letter B on the figure of the femur is the yellow _________.

There are five of which of these bones per foot?

Which type of bone is located primarily in the arms and legs?

The occipital bone is an example of which type of bone?

The ________ girdle attaches the arms to the axial skeleton.

The forearm bone that is located on the same side of the arm as the thumb is called the ________.

Cells that form bone are called ________.

Two ________ bones form the lower sides of the skull.

Commonly known as the collarbone, the ________ is slender in shape and joins with the sternum and scapula.

When you put your hands on your hips, you are touching the ________ of a coxal bone.

Elongated cylinders that run up and down the long axis of the bone and have a central canal that contains blood vessels and nerves are called ________.

The triangular-shaped bone that consists of five fused vertebrae is the ________.

The cells that form holes in bone are called ________.

The ________, or breastplate, forms the front middle portion of the rib cage.

A prominent projection on a bone is known as a(n) ____.

The ________, or tailbone, is a small, triangular-shaped bone that is made up of three to five fused vertebrae.

The ________ bones form part of the floor of the cranium.

Red blood cells need to be replaced every ____.