Question 1

How many bones make up the adult skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A)   210
B)   202
C)   206
D)   204

Question 2

Red bone marrow contains a high amount of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   elastic tissue
B)   blood forming cells
C)   fat
D)   cartilage

Question 3

All of the following are parts of the axial skeleton EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hyoid bone
B)   vertebrae
C)   scapula
D)   sternum

Question 4

Yellow bone marrow contains a high amount ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   blood-forming cells
B)   fat
C)   elastic tissue
D)   cartilage

Question 5

What type of bone marking is a large, rough projection?

Accepted Answer

A)   line
B)   trochanter
C)   head
D)   tubercle

Question 6

What type of bone marking refers to a pointed process?

Accepted Answer

A)   process
B)   spine
C)   tubercle
D)   trochanter

Question 7

Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to grow longer until early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)   lacunae
B)   epiphysis
C)   osteon
D)   epiphyseal plate

Question 8

All of the following are functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   maintaining body temperature
B)   manufacturing blood cells
C)   supporting the body's soft tissues
D)   serving as levers that allow the muscular system to produce movement

Question 9

The Haversion system refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   lacunae
B)   lamellae
C)   central canals
D)   osteons

Question 10

All of the following are examples of short bones EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   tarsals
B)   vertebral bones
C)   carpals
D)   none of the above

Question 11

What are the small spaces in bone matrix, where osteocytes reside?

Accepted Answer

A)   lamellae
B)   lacunae
C)   osteons
D)   central canals

Question 12

The cells responsible for bone growth and repair are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   periosteum
B)   bone marrow
C)   osteocytes
D)   osteoblasts

Question 13

What type of bone marking is a small, flat articular surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   canal
B)   ramus
C)   facet
D)   fossa C

Question 14

Unlike compact bone, spongy bone forms a meshwork of bony struts called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   canaliculi
B)   osteons
C)   lacunae
D)   trabeculae D

Question 15

The term diploë refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the two types of marrow found in bone
B)   the growth plate
C)   the layer of connective tissue the covers the bone
D)   the spongy bone between the compact bone of flat bones D

Question 16

The inner layer of bone tissue consists of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   marrow
B)   osteoblasts
C)   compact bone
D)   chondrocytes

Question 17

The central canal is the site of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cartilage
B)   blood vessels and nerves
C)   yellow and red marrow
D)   osteoclasts and osteoblasts

Question 18

Which of the following cells dissolve bone matrix to tear bone down so that is can be replaced with new stronger bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   marrow
B)   osteoblasts
C)   osteocytes
D)   osteoclasts

Question 19

What type of bone marking is a shallow depression?

Accepted Answer

A)   fossa
B)   foramen
C)   fissure
D)   sulcus

Question 20

If a bone fractured in the shaft, what part of the bone would be broken?

Accepted Answer

A)   epiphysis
B)   metaphysis
C)   diaphysis
D)   articular cartilage

Exam 13: Organization of the Skeletal System

How many bones make up the adult skeleton?

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Red bone marrow contains a high amount of ________.

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All of the following are parts of the axial skeleton EXCEPT ________.

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Yellow bone marrow contains a high amount ________.

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What type of bone marking is a large, rough projection?

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What type of bone marking refers to a pointed process?

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Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to grow longer until early childhood?

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All of the following are functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT ________.

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The Haversion system refers to ________.

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All of the following are examples of short bones EXCEPT ________.

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What are the small spaces in bone matrix, where osteocytes reside?

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The cells responsible for bone growth and repair are called ________.

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What type of bone marking is a small, flat articular surface?

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Unlike compact bone, spongy bone forms a meshwork of bony struts called ________.

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The term diploë refers to ________.

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The inner layer of bone tissue consists of ________.

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The central canal is the site of ________.

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Which of the following cells dissolve bone matrix to tear bone down so that is can be replaced with new stronger bone?

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What type of bone marking is a shallow depression?

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If a bone fractured in the shaft, what part of the bone would be broken?

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