Exam 7: Bone Tissues and the Skeletal System

The pituitary gland is housed in a saddle-like depression in the sphenoid bone.

The palatine bone is located in which of the following?

The endosteum is a delicate connective tissue membrane covering __________ bone surfaces.

The mastoid sinuses are located in the skull, and often become infected.

Small, flat and irregular bones found between the flat bones of the skull are called _________ bones.

The styloid process is located in the occipital bone.

Which of the following is the process that extends along the lateral border of the shaft of the humerus?

The calcaneus bone is located in the sacrum.

When the bones are growing, the __________ meet the epiphyses at the epiphyseal plate.

Which of the following describes the spongy bone in flat bones?

The fracture of vertebrae subjected to extreme vertical stress is called a compression fracture.

Which of the following parts of the vertebrae are most massive?

Differences in the skeletons of males and females are found in which of the following?

Which of the following cells are called mature bone cells?

Which of the following vertebrae are fused?

Vitamin D is required for the absorption of __________ in the small intestine, vital to the development and growth of bone.

The atlas bone of the vertebrae does not have a body.

The vomer bone is found along the midline of the nasal cavity, joining the ethmoid bone to form the nasal septum.

Which of the following bones is the only one in the body that does not articulate directly with any other bone?

A tube-like passage within a bone is called a(n) __________.