skeletal review part 1

What answer best describes ossification?

• Hardening of bone into cartilage.

• Mineralization of cartilage into bone

• Destruction of bone cells

• Fusing of bones after infancy

Osteoblasts are associated with

• Building new bone

• Breaking bone down

• Mature bone cells

• Reuptake of phosphorous

Osteoclasts are associated with

• Building new bone

• Breaking bone down

• Mature bone cells

• Reuptake of phosphorous

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Another name for the epiphyseal line is what?

• The fracture zone

• The Bone plate

• The growth plate

• The pain plate

Do Infants have more or fewer bones than adults?

• More

• Fewer

How many bones does the typical adult skeleton have?

• 3000

• 200

• 206

• 156

what is another name for the soft spots on a baby's head?

• A foramen

• A fontanel

• A process

• A stylus

How many types of bones are there (not counting sesamoids)?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Flat bones are associated with what?

• Movement

• Barbecue

• Displacement of organs

• Protection of organs

Where are most short bones found?

• In the skull

• The wrist and ankle

• The fingers

• The ribs