Exam 13: Organization of the Skeletal System

Unlike compact bone, spongy bone forms a meshwork of bony struts called ________.

The term diploë refers to ________.

What type of bone marking is a small, flat articular surface?

The inner layer of bone tissue consists of ________.

How many bones make up the adult skeleton?

All of the following are examples of short bones EXCEPT ________.

The cells responsible for bone growth and repair are called ________.

Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to grow longer until early childhood?

Red bone marrow contains a high amount of ________.

The central canal is the site of ________.

All of the following are parts of the axial skeleton EXCEPT ________.

If a bone fractured in the shaft, what part of the bone would be broken?

What type of bone marking refers to a pointed process?

All of the following are functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT ________.

The Haversion system refers to ________.

What type of bone marking is a large, rough projection?

Yellow bone marrow contains a high amount ________.

Which of the following cells dissolve bone matrix to tear bone down so that is can be replaced with new stronger bone?

What type of bone marking is a shallow depression?

What are the small spaces in bone matrix, where osteocytes reside?