Ch. 36

The bone is surrounded by a tough layer of connective tissue called the periosteum.

• True

• False

Running through compact bone is a network of tubes called Haversian canals that contain blood vessels and muscles.

• True

• False

There are two types of bone marrow: white and red

• True

• False

The skeleton of a newborn baby is composed almost entirely of a type of connective tissue called cartilage.

• True

• False

Cartilage is replaced by bone during the process of bone formation called ossification.

• true

• False

A place where one bone attaches to another bone is called a joint.

• True

• False

Ligaments are attached to the membranes that surround muscles and hold the muscles together.

• True

• False

There are three different types of muscle tissue: skeletal, smooth, and rough.

• True

• False

The thick muscle filaments contain a protein called myosin.

• True

• False

The thin muscle filaments are made up of mainly of a protein called actin.

• True

• False