Health Science Skeletal System

Another name for swayback is what?

• scoliosis
• kyphosis
• lordosis
• stenosis

What bone is highlighted in red?

• humerus
• femur
• tibia
• fibula

What bone is highlighted in red?

• humerus
• femur
• tibia
• fibula

What part of the bone forms RBC's, platelets, some WBC's and contains stem cells?

• yellow bone marrow
• red bone marrow
• periosteum
• endosteum

_______________ bones are as long as they are wide, and they are made of spongy bone covered by a thin layer of compact bone.

• flat bones
• short bones
• irregular bones
• long bones

____________________ are straps of connective tissue that hold bones together at the joints.

• ligaments
• tendons
• muscles
• fascia

The vertebrae that make up the lower back are called what?

• sacral vertebrae
• thoracic vertebrae
• lumbar vertebrae
• cervical vertebrae

Special bone forming cells that begin the mineralization process are referred to as what?

• osteoporosis
• osteoclast
• ossification
• osteoblast

_____________________ cells break down bone during exercise so that it can be remodeled into new bone cells.

• osteoclast
• osteoblast
• ossification
• osteoporosis

What part of the bone is indicated by the number 1?

• diaphysis
• endosteum
• spongy bone
• epiphysis