Skeletal System Review

Which is NOT one of the 5 functions of the skeletal system?

• protection
• storage
• excretion
• manufacturing

What are the two basic regions of a long bone?

• Cortex and Medulla
• Diaphysis and Epiphysis
• Periosteum and Endosteum
• Medullary Cavity and Spongy Bone

3. The tough layer of connective tissue surrounding the bone and allowing for attachment to muscles

• diaphysis
• epiphysis
• epiphyseal plate
• periosteum

The medullary cavity of an 8 year-old boy's bone would likely be filled with

• yellow bone marrow
• periosteum
• red bone marrow
• compact bone tissue

What is the term used to describe the production of red and white blood cells by the skeletal system?

• Ossification
• Hematopoiesis
• Calcification
• Marrowization

Which of the following structures in this image is the osteon?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The "little beams" that make up spongy bone are called

• concentric lamellae
• trabeculae
• osteons
• osteocytes

What is the name of the central canal that contains blood vessels and nerves in the compact bone?

• Periosteum
• Lamellae
• Osteon
• Haversian canal

What are the concentric circles that forms an osteon?

• Lamellae
• Haversian canal
• Osteocytes
• Trabeculae

Which of the specialized bone cells break down bone?

• osteocytes
• osteoblasts
• canaliculi
• osteoclasts