Skeletal System

Which of the following is NOT a bone area associated with the axial skeleton?

• pelvic girdles

• the skull

• rib cage

• vertebral column

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

• hematopoiesis

• storage

• maintenance of body temperature

• protection

Bone forming cells:

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteomasts

Bone destroying cells:

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteomasts

• osteoclasts

Must be present in the blood at all times for the nervous system to transmit messages, for muscles to contract, and for blood to clot:

• calcium

• adipose tissue

• phosphorus

• iodine

Bone tissue composed of small needle-like pieces of bone with open spaces:

• lacunae

• compact bone

• canaliculi

• spongy bone

Process of bone formation before birth:

• ossification

• hematopoiesis

• appositional growth

• atrophy

Mature bone cells:

• osteoblasts

• osteomasts

• osteocytes

• osteoclasts

Dense bone tissue that appears smooth and homogeneous:

• adipose tissue

• compact bone

• spongy bone

• hyaline cartilage

Fat stored in the internal cavities of bones:

• red marrow

• osseous tissue

• adipose tissue

• spongy bone