Human Anatomy

Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident?

• protection of internal organs

• protection of internal organs

• fat storage

• facilitation of movement

Bone (osseous) tissue can be described as ________.

• a dense, hard connective tissue

• responsible for blood cell production

• a dead calcified tissue

• a special type of cartilage

Without red bone marrow, bones would not be able to ________.

• move when pulled by muscle

• store calcium

• store phosphate

• make blood cells

Yellow bone marrow is ________.

• an area of fat storage

• the hard portion of bone

• responsible for blood cell production

• a point of attachment for muscles

Which of the following provide flexibility and smooth surfaces for movement?

• Red bone marrow

• Cartilages

• Ligaments

• Yellow bone marrow

The skeletal system does NOT include ________.

• Ligaments

• Muscles

• Bones

• Cartilages

Suppose your red bone marrow could not be formed. What functions would your body not be able to perform?

Suppose your osseous tissue could not store calcium. What functions would your body not be able to perform?

The production of blood cells, which occurs in the red marrow of the bones is called ______________________.

• Hematopoiesis

• Homostasis

It is a connective tissue in the interior cavity of a bone where blood cell formation (hematopoiesis) takes place.

• Yellow Bone Marrow

• Red Bone Marrow

• Bones

• Heart