Skeletal System Review

_____ is the process of transforming cartilage into bone.

• skeletal system

• endochondral ossification

• osteoid

• epiphysis

• red marrow

_____ is a major site of blood cell and platelet formation

• skeletal system

• endochondral ossification

• osteoid

• epiphysis

• red marrow

_____ is the enlarged end of a long bone

• skeletal system

• endochondral ossification

• osteoid

• epiphysis

• red marrow

_____ consists of bones, teeth, joints, and structures that connect bones to other bones or muscles

• skeletal system

• endochondral ossification

• osteoid

• epiphysis

• red marrow

_____ is a substance that is primarily collagen, which gives bone its high tensile strength

• skeletal system

• endochondral ossification

• osteoid

• epiphysis

• red marrow

____ is the largest bone in the rear leg of an animal

• femur

• mandible

• flat bones

• joint

• synovial joints

____ is the location of a union of bone or cartilage

• femur

• mandible

• flat bones

• joint

• synovial joints

____ makes up the lower jaw

• femur

• mandible

• flat bones

• joint

• synovial joints

____ are freely movable joints in which the bones are held together at the joints by ligaments

• femur

• mandible

• flat bones

• joint

• synovial joints

____ are typically thinner than others and are usually curved

• femur

• mandible

• flat bones

• joint

• synovial joints