Module 3 Bone Structure and Function Quiz

The cells of bones are called?

• Chondrocytes

• Osteocytes

• Myocytes

• Lamelocytes

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True or False: bones are made of mostly dead cells?

• True

• False

Red blood cells are formed in:

• Yellow bone marrow

• Red bone marrow

• The medullary cavity

• Adipose tissue

The portion of the skeleton that supports and protects the head, neck, and trunk?

• thoracic skeleton

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• Pelvic girdle

An immovable joint between flat bones of the skull and the ________.

• Process

• Meatus

• Foramen

• Suture

How many pairs of ribs are there in the human skeleton?

• 10

• 12

• 9

• 15

True or False: Men have one less rib than women?

• True

• False

The skull's main job is to support and protect the ________.

Part of the bone that has compact bone. It is called the shaft of the long bone.

• epiphysis

• cancellous

• diaphysis

• osseous

The process of manufacturing blood cells is?

• bone marrow

• hemopoiesis

• epiphyseal

• all of the above

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