Exam 5: The Skeletal System

Match the following: -Parietal bones

In lab, you find a vertebra with transverse foramina. Which type of vertebrae must this be?

Hypercalcemia promotes the deposition of calcium to bones using osteoblasts.

Which of these bone markings is a projection that serves as a site for muscle or ligament attachment?

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

The fibrous connections between the bones of a fetal skull are ________.

There are seven cervical, twelve thoracic, and five lumbar vertebrae.

Using Figure 5.1, identify the following: -The area that causes the lengthwise growth of a long bone is indicated by ________.

Broken bones do not bleed since bone tissue is avascular.

Explain how the anatomy of compact bone differs from that of spongy bone.

The sternum is the result of fusion of three bones called the ________.

Match the following: -Skull sutures

The intervertebral discs that cushion the spine and absorb shock are composed of fibrocartilage.

Figure 5.2 Using Figure 5.2, identify the following: -The mandible is indicated by ________.

Osteoporosis is a bone-thinning disease that often affects young women.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

Match the following: -Layers or rings of calcification that are found in compact bone

The first step in bone healing involves the formation of a blood-filled swelling known as a(n) ________.

Plane, hinge, and pivot joints are examples of ________.

Which of the following bones is considered part of the axial skeleton?