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Chapter 7 practice quiz

Authored by Ariana Mendoza

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Chapter 7 practice quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton:

Protecting organs
Facilitating movement

Storage of starch and other carbohydrates

Storing minerals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bone forming (building) cells are called

fibroblasts
chondroblasts
osteoblasts
osteocytes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When ___ become enclosed in lacunae, they become cells called ___

myoblasts; myocytes
fibroblasts; fibrocytes
chondrocytes; chondroblasts
osteoblasts; osteocytes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The cells produce hydrochloric acid and break down bone

Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Chondrocytes
Fibroblasts

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process of dissolving bone and returning its mineral to the bloodstream is known as

bone formation
mineral deposition
bone resorption
cartilage synthesis

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Arteriosclerosis is one example of an ectopic ossification; an ectopic ossification is when

abnormal calcification of a tissue

Ectopic ossification is when fat accumulates in the organs of the body.
Ectopic ossification is when cartilage forms in the joints of the body.
Ectopic ossification is when muscles develop in unusual areas of the body.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Calcitonin increases or decreases blood calcium

increase
stabilize
decrease
no effect

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