Bone overview

Support, protection, movement, storage, and blood cell formation are all.....

• functions of the muscles
• major functions of the bone
• classifications of bones

The humerus and phalanges are known as..

• long bones
• short bones
• flat bones
• irregular bones

The vertebrae and the hip bones are...

• long bones
• short bones
• flat bones
• irregular bones

Bones of the wrist and ankles are...

• long bones
• short bones
• flat bones
• irregular bones

Most bones of the skull, the ribs, and the sternum are....

• long bones
• short bones
• flat bones
• irregular bones

Red blood cell formation which occurs in the marrow cavities of certain bones is termed

• ossification
• hematopoiesis
• hematomoa
• ossification

How many bones does the average human body have?

• 198
• 236
• 206
• 208

The skull, vertebral column, and the thoracic cage make up the 

• axial skeleton
• appendicular skeleton

Haversian and Volkmann canals of bones provide passage for ..

• blood vessels, nerve fibers

• nurtrients

• nerve fibers

• air

Type of fracture that the bone breaks into many fragments.

• spiral
• depressed
• greenstick
• comminuted