NUS 101- Ch. 6 The Skeletal System

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

• Produces blood cells

• Produces heat

• Protects vital organs

• Produces movement

Which type of bone cell is responsible for breaking down bone tissue?

• Osteocytes

• Osteoclasts

• Osteopososis

• Osteoblasts

At which part of a long bone does growth in length occur?

• diaphysis

• medullary cavity

• epiphyseal plates

• everywhere

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

• ligament
• tendon
• patella
• string

Which of these bones does not belong to the axial skeleton?

• skull
• ribs
• hip bone
• spinal column

The bones in your neck and back are called what?

• fingers

• phalanges

• vertebrate

• toes

The parietal bone can be classified as a __________bone.

• long
• short
• flat
• irregular

Name that bone!

• Zygomatic

• Temporal

• Parietal

• Lacrimal

Name that bone!

• Maxilla

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Sphenoid

Name that bone!

• clavicle

• sternum

• humerus

• scapula