Skeletal System Introduction

The major structures of the skeletal system include...

• Bones

• Joints

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

• Tendons

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Flexible tissue that makes up ears, nose, and costal part of ribs

• Bones

• Joints

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

• Tendons

Blood cells are produced from 

• yellow bone marrow
• red bone marrow
• osteocytes
• osteon systems

The process of bone formation from cartilage is called

• growth
• ossification
• fracture repair
• callus zone

The shaft of a long bone is called

• epiphysis
• epiphyseal plate
• epiphyseal line
• diaphysis

In long bones, spongy bone is located

• in the epiphysis
• in the diaphysis

How many bones are in the adult human body?

• 105
• 200
• 206
• 300

What does the prefix osteo mean

• bone
• skin
• cartilage
• fat

These cells make new bone and help repair damage

• Osteoblasts
• Osteoclasts
• Osteocytes
• Osetobloops

The shaft of the bone is called the:

• epiphysis

• medullary cavity

• periosteum

• diaphysis