Exam 4: The Skeletal System

The _______ in bone becomes calcified by the precipitation of calcium.

Trabecular bone at the ends of long bones houses red marrow and decreases the weight of the skeletal system.

Vertebral bodies are specifically engineered to bear the summed weight of the body superior to them.

Bone mineral density is an indicator of long-term bone (skeletal) health. It is generally accepted that those who achieve good bone mineral density are less at risk for having an osteoporotic fracture later in life.

Osteocytes that reabsorb bone tissue are called ________.

New bone growth is stimulated to the greatest extent by:

Which is not a portion of the female athlete triad?