Exam 7: The Skeletal System

The ____ bone is a single bone that forms the forehead.​

Tendons are tough connective tissue structures that attach bones to bones.​

Spongy bone consists of a meshwork of interconnecting sections of bone called ____________________.​

The second vertebra is called the ____________________ because it acts as the pivot on which the atlas and head rotate.​

The bones of the wrist are called tarsals.​

The term for the formation of bone is called ____.​

The central canal of an osteon is surrounded by concentric rings of bone, each layer of which is called a(n) ____.​

Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​process shaped like a pulley

The occipital bone has a large opening called the ____ through which the spinal cord connects to the brain.​

Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​sharp, slender process