Skeletal System Review

Which of the following is not part of the axial skeleton?

• skull

• ribs

• vertebrae

• humerus

Which of the following is an example of a flat bone?

• patella

• scapula

• vertebrae

• femur

What is the name given to each end of a long bone?

• diaphysis

• epiphyseal plate

• epiphysis

• periosteum

As adults age, this covering on the ends of their bones deteriorates, causing bones to make grinding noises as they move past each other...

• epiphyseal plate

• periosteum

• articular cartilage

• lamellae

You haven't been eating your vegetables or drinking milk. The calcium in your blood is, therefore, quite low. What hormone will break down your bone to put calcium back into your blood?

• PTH

• calcitonin

• osteoid

• hydroxyapatite

Which part of the bone matrix gives it compressive strength?

• collagen

• hydroxyapatite

• marrow

• osteoid

A bone cell that is mature and completely surrounded by matrix is an ________.

Which type of tissue contains trabeculae?

• spongy

• compact

What is found in the spaces between trabeculae?

• lamellae

• red bone marrow

• empty space

• haversian canals

What would you find running through the canaliculi?

• Haversian tubes

• blood vessels

• bone marrow

• processes of osteocytes