Skeletal System

Which of the following are functions of the bones?

• Support and Protection

• Attachment to the muscles

• Stores inorganic salts

• All of the above

An example of a long bone is?

• Spinal Cord

• Wrist Bone

• Thigh Bone

• Sternum

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of bone is the patella?

• Flat Bone

• Long Bone

• Irregular Bone

• Sesamoid Bone

How many classifications of bones are there?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 3

At what age are nearly all bones completely ossified?

• 25 years

• 15 years

• 5 years

• Birth

Articular cartilage is found in what part of the long bone?

• inside of the medullary cavity

• on the outer surface of the diaphysis

• the outer surface of the epiphyses

• in the spaces of the spongy bone

How many bones are there in the human body?

• 208
• 126
• 206
• 80

Which bone is composed of trabeculae?

• spongy

• cartilage

• compact

• articulate

What lines the medullary cavity and spaces of the spongy bone?

• Periosteum

• Epiphysis

• Intramembranous

• Endosteum

The spongy bone is composed of osteocytes

• False

• True