Exam 6: Bones and Skeletal Tissue

Bones appear to be lifeless structures. Does bone material renew itself?

What are multinucleated cells that destroy bone called?

Normal bone formation and growth are dependent on the adequate intake of ________.

Bones are classified by whether they are weight bearing or protective in function.

Cranial bones develop ________.

A 75-year-old woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter were victims of a train crash. In both cases, trauma to the chest was sustained. X rays of the grandmother revealed several fractured ribs, but her granddaughter had none. Explain these different findings.

Alice and James adopted a 3-year-old child from a developing country. They noticed that her legs were bowed and there were some deformities in her cranial and pelvic bones. They brought her to a physician for a diagnosis. What was the diagnosis, and what was the treatment for the disorder?

Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?

What term describes in growth in the diameter of long bones?

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of ________.

A round or oval hole through a bone that contains blood vessels and/or nerves is called a(n) ________.