Exam 7: Skeletal System

It is possible to determine if a child's long bone is growing by examining a radiograph of the

The capitulum and trochlea are located

Osteoblasts are ______, whereas osteocytes are ______.

Red bone marrow functions in the formation of

As a person ages, osteoblasts outnumber osteoclasts.

The appendicular skeleton consists of the parts that support and protect the head, neck, and trunk.

Men and women begin to lose bone at the same rate by about age 70.

A bone shaft is the diaphysis; the expanded parts at the ends are the epiphyses.

Articular cartilage of a long bone is found