HAP3.1: Skeletal System

The function of the axial skeleton is movement.

• True

• False

Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton?

• ribs

• skull

• vertebrae

• feet

What is hematopoeisis?

• formed elements

• blood cell formation

• erythrocyte formation

• developing RBCs

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Hematopoiesis occurs where?

• white bone marrow
• stem cells
• red bone marrow
• blood vessels

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is the place where two bones meet?

• bones

• tendons

• ligament

• joint

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

• ligament

• tendon

• joint

• bones

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

• ligament

• tendon

• joint

• cartilage

The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?

• 216
• 371
• 206
• 199

Cells that dissolve the bony matrix.

• Osteoclasts

• Osteoblasts

• Canaliculi

• Lamellae

"Baby" cells that can build calcified bone matrix.

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts

• Canaliculi

• Lamellae

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3