Exam 5: The Skeletal System

The foramen ovale is a large opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes.

Which bone is frequently broken when someone dies of deliberate strangulation?

Which one of the following disorders of the skeletal system results from the "wearing out" of the cartilage that covers the ends of bones?

The coxal bones of the pelvic girdle meet in front at the ________, where they are joined by cartilage.

A debilitating disease involving inflammation of the joints caused by an individual's own immune system is ________.

Using the figure above, match the following. -location of yellow bone marrow

Using the figure above, match the following. -location of trabeculae

Chondroblasts produce ________.

Tendons attach ________ to bone.

Using the figure above, match the following. -diaphysis

Using the figure above, identify the bones of the appendicular skeleton. A) scapula B) phalanges C) metatarsals D) radius E) femur F) tibia G) patella H) humerus 23) Label A represents the ________ bone. 24) Label B represents the ________ bone. 25) Label C represents the ________ bone. 26) Label D represents the ________ bone. 27) Label E represents the ________ bone. 28) Label F represents the ________ bone. 29) Label G represents the ________ bone. 30) Label H represents the ________ bone.

Osteoclasts dissolve the hydroxyapatite and digest the matrix during bone remodeling.

________ forms the embryonic structures that later become bone.