Adv Bio c 5 skeletal system

The coronal suture joins the frontal and parietal bones.

• true

• false

A compression fracture is when the broken bones are pressed together.

• true

• false

Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

• true

• false

Bones that are cube-shaped are in which classification?

• long bones

• short bones

• flat bones

• irregular bones

The disease found mostly in children and often caused by a vitamin D deficiency:

• osteoporosis

• gout

• rickets

• arthritis

Which of the following diseases affects mostly men?

• rheumatoid arthritis

• osteoporosis

• rickets

• gout

Where are the red blood cells made?

• red marrow

• yellow marrow

• white marrow

• cartilage

Amphiarthosis joints are slightly movable.

• true

• false

Blood cell formation is called:

• osteoporosis

• hematopoiesis

• vomer

• osteoclasts

___ are cells that destroy bones.

• osteoclasts

• osteoblasts

• osteoporosis

• fissure