Exam 8: The Skeletal System

Ligaments are strong bands of connective tissue that connect bones to other bones.

Match each bone disorder with its corresponding description. -cancer of the bone

A sprain involves ligaments and a strain usually involves muscle tissue.

Growth of a bone occurs at the epiphyseal plates.

Osteocytes live in the canaliculi of the osteon.

The patella is an example of a sesamoid.

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -thigh bone

Describe the structure of the osteon.

Which term refers to the shaft of a long bone?

How is the difference in the role of reproduction reflected in the difference between the male skeleton and female skeleton?

Name and describe the three types of inflammatory arthritis discussed in this chapter.

Match each bone disorder with its corresponding description. -occurs in children as a result of a vitamin D deficiency

Floating ribs are named "floating" because they are not joined to any other bone.

Cartilage cells are called chondrocytes.

Match each bone disorder with its corresponding description. -a disease that has "frenzied" bone growth and resorption

Which structures allow nutrients to reach the osteocytes through the haversian system?

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -shinbone

Osteomyelitis is more likely to result from a closed fracture than from an open fracture.

Explain the structure of a diarthrotic joint and give three examples of diarthrotic joints.

The skeletal system supplies a place for the formation of blood cells.