BIOL2401 – Fall 2025 Lecture Exam 3 Review – Part 1/2

From the following, identify which is not a function of the skeleton.

• Support for the body

• Production of blood cells

• Protection of internal organs

• Digestion of food

The type of tissue the osseous tissue belongs to.

• Connective tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Epithelial tissue

• Nervous tissue

The type of bone a vertebra belongs to.

• Long bone

• Short bone

• Irregular bone

• Flat bone

The name of the bone cells before and after becoming enclosed in lacunae is:

• Osteoblasts and osteocytes

• Chondrocytes and osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts and osteoblasts

• Osteocytes and chondrocytes

The precursor C.T. type that is replaced by bone in endochondral ossification is:

• Hyaline cartilage

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

• Dense connective tissue

Whether all ribs articulate with the sternum.

• True

• False

Whether maintaining the voice resonance is a function of the paranasal sinuses.

• True

• False

Whether the ischium is posterior to the pubis and inferior to the ilium.

• True

• False

The average number of bones in the adult skeleton.

• 206

• 210

• 201

• 196

Identify which of the following bones belongs to the axial skeleton.

• Femur

• Humerus

• Sternum

• Pelvis