Exam 7: Skeletal System

Only the true ribs attach to the sternum by the costal cartilage.

The frontal bone of the skull is an example of an irregular bone.

The ribs that individually attach to a costal cartilage and then to the sternum are called true ribs.

The sternum is also called the breastbone.

Match each bone with its description or location. -Breast bone to which the ribs attach

The needlelike threads of spongy bone are called trabeculae.

The section of the vertebral column that contains the most vertebrae is the

The storage of calcium is an important function of the skeletal system.

The function of hematopoiesis is accomplished in the osteon of the bone.

Match each type of joint movement with its definition or description. -Moves the distal end of a bone in a circle

The lacuna is a large canal in the center of the osteon that contains a blood vessel.

There are more bones in the axial skeleton than in the appendicular skeleton.

Which of the following is not true of PTH?

In the adult skeleton,red bone marrow is found in the

To increase the angle of a joint is the definition of extension.

Osteoblasts and osteoclasts do opposite functions in the bone.

The epiphysis is the hollow area in the shaft of the bone where marrow is stored.

Calcitonin increases the mineralization of bone.

The ends of long bones are called the

Osteocytes can be found in the lacunae of the osteon.