Skeletal System

Which of the following are functions of the bones?

• Support and Protection

• Attachment to the muscles

• Stores inorganic salts

• All of the above

What type of bone is the patella?

• Flat Bone

• Long Bone

• Irregular Bone

• Sesamoid Bone

Articular cartilage is found in what part of the long bone?

• inside of the medullary cavity

• on the outer surface of the diaphysis

• the outer surface of the epiphyses

• in the spaces of the spongy bone

How many bones are there in the human body?

• 208
• 126
• 206
• 80

The function of Osteoclasts is

• To breakdown calcified matrix of bone

• Secrete acids that dissolve the inorganic component of calcified matrix

• Phagocytize components of the bony matrix

• All the above

The function of Red Marrow is to?

• Form red blood cells

• Formation of fats

• Formation of WBC

• Formation of platelets

What is NOT a contributing factor to the development of Osteoporosis?

• Being Physical Active

• Family History

• A diet low in Calcium and Vitamin D

• Excess Sodium and Caffeine intake

• decline in estrogen

The term for blood cell formation

• osteocyte

• hematopoiesis

• osteogenesis

• osteoblast

The shaft, or middle, of a bone is called the

• epiphysis

• osteocyte

• periosteum

• diaphysis

The ends of a bone are called

• epiphyses

• diaphyses

• osteoblasts

• lacunae