Exam 6: The Skeletal System

The hormone that increases cell division in growing bones is:

The vertebrae in the neck are called ____ and there are ____ of them.

Which of the following statements are true of the rib cage? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Calcium and phosphorus are nutrients necessary to become part of the bone ____________________.

Which bone does NOT help form the orbit?

The structures that permit tendons to slide easily across a moving joint are:

The vertebrae posterior to the lungs are called ____________________ vertebrae,and there are ____________________ (number)of them.

Which of the following statements are true of the joints of the limbs? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The 12 vertebrae with which the ribs articulate are called:

The hormone in men that promotes closure of the epiphyseal discs is ____________________.

In a synovial joint,the joint capsule is lined with the ____________________,which produces ____________________.

The fontanels of an infant skull are made of ____________________.

Protein in the diet is needed to form the ____________________ in the bone matrix of a growing child.

An example of a hinge joint is the:

An example of a condyloid joint is the:

Which of the following statements are true of red bone marrow (RBM)and blood cells? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Two bones that protect the eye are the ____________________ and ____________________.

The type of bone tissue that contains red bone marrow is:

Which statement is NOT true of synovial joints?

All of the types of blood cells are produced by: