Exam 6: The Skeletal System

The part of a synovial joint that lines the joint capsule is the:

The embryonic cranial bones are first made of ____________________ tissue.

Red bone marrow produces these cells:

The human spine has two sets of fused vertebrae; these are the ____________________ and the ____________________.

The embryonic humerus and femur are both made of ____________________.

In a synovial joint, the joint capsule:

Which tissue is NOT an important part of synovial joints?

The bone that protects the receptors for hearing is the ____________________.

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

The femur and tibia form a ____________________ joint.

The atlas and the axis form a ____________________ joint.

In an embryonic femur, the marrow cavity is formed by the:

The primary hemopoietic tissue is ____________________.

Bone tissue is made of cells called ____________________, and the nonliving part is called the ____________________.

Preventing friction in a joint cavity is the function of ____________________.

The skull is made lighter in weight by the presence of ____________________ in some of the bones.

Which of these bones does NOT directly help protect the brain?

The regulation of the calcium content of adult bones is a function of the:

Which of the following statements are true of the embryonic growth of long bones? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

In the embryo frontal bone: