Exam 8: Skeletal System

The storage function of the skeletal system refers to the storage of the

What condition is caused by insufficient vitamin D in infants and children?

Which term refers to the ends of a long bone?

How many bones are in the adult vertebral column?

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -Kneecap

Scoliosis results from an exaggerated lumbar curve.

There are more than 20 bones in the skull.

The hole in the center of the vertebrae is called the vertebral foramen.

Which bone of the skull does not contain sinuses?

Which of these are bone-resorbing cells?

Which structures allow nutrients to reach the osteocytes through the haversian system?

The major functional difference between the male and the female skeleton is related to its role in reproduction.

Which of the following is not a form of inflammatory arthritis?

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Bone-resorbing cells

How is the difference in the role of reproduction reflected in the difference between the male skeleton and female skeleton?

The lambdoidal suture is located at the junction of the temporal and occipital bones of the skull.

Which is the strong fibrous membrane covering most of the long bone?

The frontal bone of the skull is an example of a(n) _____ bone.

Chondrosarcoma is a cancer of cartilage tissue.

Growth of a bone can only continue if there is cartilage in the center of the diaphysis.