Skeletal Physiology

Short bones are what type of shape?

• Round
• Flat
• all different shapes
• Cube shape

True of false: Your skeleton is continually being broken down and rebuilt.

• True
• False

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Which is not a function of bone?

• Support

• Protection

• Heat production

• Reservoir for minerals

What type of bone marrow makes blood?

• Red Bone Marrow

• Yellow Bone Marrow

• trabeculae

• Medullary Cavity

Which bone is not a long bone?

• Humerus
• Metacarpals
• Patella
• Phalanges

The patella is what type of bone

• Flat
• round
• sesamoid
• irregular

Long bones grow from what part of the bone?

• Diaphysis
• Epiphyseal plate
• medullary cavity
• articular cartilage

In long bones were is yellow bone marrow found?

• epiphysis
• spongy bone
• medullary cavity
• compact bone

The frontal bone of the skull is

• irregular

• flat

• long

• short

The pelvis is an example of which type of bone?

• Long
• Short
• Flat
• Irregular