Exam 6: The Skeletal System

Growth hormone contributes to the growth of bones by:

Which statement is true of compact bone?

The metacarpal of the thumb and the adjacent carpal form a ____________________ joint.

The type of bone marrow that is found in flat and irregular bones is ____________________ marrow.

Bone matrix is made primarily of salts of ____________________ and ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of PTH and calcitonin?

Two adjacent vertebrae form this type of joint:

The nutrient needed for bone growth that can be synthesized by the body is:

The type of bone tissue that contains red bone marrow is:

Which bone does NOT help form the orbit?

Which statement is true of the cells of bone?

The shoulder and hip joints are similar in that both are ____________________ joints.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a suture joint?

An example of a gliding joint is the joint between two:

Long bones stop growing when all of their ____________________ has been replaced by ____________________.

The cranial bone that attaches the anterior meninges and forms part of the nasal septum is:

Which of the following statements are true of the joints of the limbs? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

An example of a saddle joint is:

The five fused vertebrae with which the hip bones articulate are called:

The occipital and parietal bones all function to ____________________.