Exam 24: The Skeletal System

Bone cells are called ________.

Which of the following is defined as the plate of cartilage at the end of a bone that is necessary for the bone to continue growing?

Letter B on the diagram designates the ________ ribs.

The ear ________ are the smallest bones of the body and include the malleus, incus, and stapes.

What structures allow the infant's skull to be somewhat moldable to assist with delivery through the birth canal?

The layers of bone surrounding the canals of osteons are the ________.

The ____ bones are between the sphenoid and nasal bones.

A recommendation to prevent osteoporosis is ____.

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

Sarah Winters is the CEO of a local company. She has come to the clinic because she has a nagging lower back pain. After examining Ms. Winters, the physician diagnoses lordosis and recommends that she stop wearing high heels to work. Ms. Winters protests, saying the 4-inch heels she is wearing complete her executive outfit. Which of the following suggestions would be most helpful to Ms. Winters?

The ________ ribs are designated by the letter C.

The ____ forms the lower sides of the skull.

The deep depression in the center of the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland sits is called the ________.

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

The red marrow in cancellous bone produces new blood cells in a process called ________.

The ________ girdle attaches the legs to the axial skeleton.

The ________ is the lower jawbone and is the only movable bone in the skull.

The large hole at the base of the occipital bone is called the ________ magnum. It allows the spinal cord to connect to the brain.

The ________ forms the upper jawbone of the facial skeleton, to which the upper teeth anchor.

The ____ form the palm of the hand.