Exam 7: Skeletal System

The vertebral column contains __________ coccygeal vertebrae that may or may not be fused.

Which type of bone originates from hyaline cartilage models?

Osteocytes exchange substances with nearby cells by means of cellular processes passing through __________.

How many carpal bones are contained in each upper limb?

The vertebral column contains __________ sacral vertebrae that are fused.

Which bone marking does not serve as an articulating surface?

The importance of fontanels in the infant's skull is to permit some movement of bones, thereby enabling the infant to pass more easily through the birth canal.

Where are blood cells manufactured in adults?

Which of the following bones has anacromion process?

The parietal bones meet the frontal bone along the sagittal suture.

Bones are classified according to their shape. Which of the following is an example of a long bone?

The humerus has an olecranon fossa.

What is the name of the band of cartilage found between the epiphyses and diaphysis of long bones?

The rounded process of a bone that usually articulates with another bone is called a(n) __________.

Which of the following is not a factor that influences bone development, growth, and repair?

Red bone marrow functions in the formation of __________.

When doing jumping jacks, your legs are flexing and extending.

Damage to what part of a bone can cause it to prematurely stop elongating?

Most people have 24ribs.

The marrow-filled space in the diaphysis of a long bone is the __________.