Skeletal System Test

Long Bones: Choose the correct characteristic of long bones.

• have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

• provide support and stability with little movement

• act as a lever to aid in movement

• have a highly specialized shape and structure

Short Bones: Choose the correct characteristic of short bones.

• act as a lever to aid in movement

• provide support and stability with little movement

• have a highly specialized shape and structure

• have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

Flat Bones: Choose the correct characteristic of flat bones.

• provide support and stability with little movement

• have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

• have a highly specialized shape and structure

• act as a lever to aid in movement

Irregular Bones: Choose the correct characteristic of irregular bones.

• provide support and stability with little movement

• act as a lever to aid in movement

• have a highly specialized shape and structure

• have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

Compact Bones: Choose the correct characteristic of compact bones.

• long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone

• runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishment and nerve fibers for signaling

• consists of plates and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

• dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts

Spongy Bones: Choose the correct characteristic of spongy bones.

• dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts

• consists of plates and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

• long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone

• runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishment and nerve fibers for signaling

Osteon

• dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts

• long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone

• consists of plates and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

• runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishment and nerve fibers for signaling

Haversian canal

• runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishment and nerve fibers for signaling

• long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone

• dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts

• consists of plates and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

Projections

• place where muscle and ligaments attach

• place for blood vessels and nerves to run through

• places that form joints

Surfaces

• place where muscle and ligaments attach

• places that form joints

• place for blood vessels and nerves to run through

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2