Skeletal Test #1 Review

What is the band of connective tissue that holds bone to bone?

• articular cartilage

• periosteum

• ligament

• tendon

What is an articulation?

• a joint

• a type of bone

• a growth plate

• a type of bone tissue

1. What are the two primary minerals stored in bone?

• calcium and sodium

• calcium and phosphorus

• calcium and nitrogen

• calcium and potassium

What is hematopoiesis and where does it occur?

• formation of blood cells; red bone marrow

• formation of blood cells; yellow bone marrow

• energy storage; red bone marrow

• energy storage; yellow bone marrow

1. What is the function of yellow bone marrow and where is it found?

• blood cell formation; red bone marrow

• blood cell formation; yellow bone marrow

• energy storage; red bone marrow

• energy storage; yellow bone marrow

1. What type of bones make up the bones of the arms and legs (except the patella, tarsal and carpal bones)?

• long bones

• short bones

• flat bones

• irregular bones

What type of bones are the carpal bones?

• long bones

• short bones

• flat bones

• irregular bones

The ribs and sternum help protect the organs of the thoracic cavity, what type of bones are they?

• lone bones

• short bones

• flat bones

• irregular bones

A vertebra are this type of bone.

• flat bone

• irregular bone

• sesamoid bone

• sutural bone

What do we call the small bone islands between the large named bones of the skull?

• flat bones

• irregular bones

• sesamoid bones

• sutural bones