Exam 7: Skeletal System

Going from superior to inferior,the regions of the spine would be in which order?

Match the gender with its appropriate skeletal variation description. -Coxal bones form a narrower structure

Which bone is not part of the coxal bone?

Regarding the density of the bone,what occurs after age 50?

A bone that may develop in a tendon is called a(n)

Which of the following is not true of calcitonin?

Like bone cells,cartilage cells are located in lacunae.

Match each type of joint movement with its definition or description. -Increases the angle of a joint

The bone-resorbing cells are called

The bones of the middle ear are part of the axial skeleton.

The head of the femur fits into a deep,cup-shaped socket in the coxal bone called the acetabulum.

The patella is another term for the kneecap.

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

The red bone marrow is important in the skeletal function of

Which of the following spins one bone relative to another?

A bursa is a shock-absorbing pocket of fluid found in some joints.

The olecranon process of the humerus and the olecranon fossa of the ulna make up the structure of the elbow.

The bone-forming cells are called

The diaphysis is the hollow shaft of the long bone.

The sutures of the skull are synarthrotic joints.