The skeletal System

Define lordosis

(a)  

What's rickets?

(a)  

What's a compound fracture

(a)  

Also known as the kneecap

(a)  

The tough outer covering of a bone is the:

• Articular Cartilage

• Endosteum

• Periosteum

• Epiphyseal Plate

The long shaft of a bone is called the:

• Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Periosteum

• Endosteum

Our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?

• Hinge
• Ball and socket
• Ball 
• Fixed 

The soft spots in a baby's skull are called a _ and are made up of _.

• fontanel, bone

• fontanel, cartilage

• sutures, cartilage

• sutures, bone

The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts. What part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?

• appendicular
• axial

The cells that break down bone.

• Osteoblast

• Osteoclast

• Osteocyte

• Chondrocyte