Chapter 6 Bones and Bone Tissue Exam

All of the following are functions of the skeletal system except

• provides framework, support, and protection

• hematopoietic site

• storage for fat and minerals

• produces hormones such as PTH, calcitonin, and growth hormone

• provides levers for muscle activity

A bone that has essentially the same width, length, and height is most likely a

• long bone

• short bone

• flat bone

• irregular bone

Most of the bones of our appendicular skeleton are classified as (a)   bones.

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

Vertebrae and facial bones are considered (a)   bones.

• long

• flat

• short

• irregular

The carpals and tarsals are classified as (a)   bones.

• short

• long

• flat

• irregular

Which of the following is not a bone projection?

• head

• meatus

• tuberosity

• crest

A round or oval opening through a bone that allows blood vessels and/or nerves to pass through is called a

• foramen

• groove

• trochanter

• spine

A narrow slit-like opening through a bone is called

• line

• facet

• ramus

• fissure

Which bone marking would most likely be part of a joint?

• head

• epicondyle

• groove

• crest

The structural unit of compact bone is the (a)   .

• osteon
• Osteocyte

• Lamella

• central canal