Skeletal System

Which of the following is NOT a bone area associated with the axial skeleton?

• pelvic girdles

• the skull

• rib cage

• vertebral column

What is the number of bones that compose the adult skeleton?

• 205

• 206

• 208

• 200

The ends of a long bone are called the

• diaphysis

• epiphyses

• periosteum

• endosteum

Bone forming cells:

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteomasts

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Bone destroying cells:

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteomasts

• osteoclasts

Bone tissue composed of small needle-like pieces of bone with open spaces:

• lacunae

• compact bone

• canaliculi

• spongy bone

Mature bone cells:

• osteoblasts

• osteomasts

• osteocytes

• osteoclasts

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Dense bone tissue that appears smooth and homogeneous:

• adipose tissue

• compact bone

• spongy bone

• hyaline cartilage

Blood cell formation:

• ossification

• hemostasis

• hematopoiesis

• hemophilia

Fat stored in the internal cavities of bones:

• red marrow

• osseous tissue

• adipose tissue

• spongy bone