The thick ends of a long bone are called...

The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT...

How many bones are in the human body?

Blood cells are produced from...

The process of bone formation from cartilage is called...

Cells that make new bone tissue and help repair damage:

The end of a long bone is called the ______, and the shaft of the long bone is called the ______.

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of...

Periosteum is composed of this type of tissue...

Which of these is most closely associated with spongy bone tissue?

Osteocytes reside in chambers called _____ and communicate with each other through thin channels called _____.

This type of bone growth starts with a mass of undifferentiated connective tissue near blood vessels.

Epiphyseal plates will be found in this type of bone growth.

The epiphyseal plate grows thicker due to this type of cell undergoing mitosis and pushing older cells out.

This type of cell will wait at the end of the epiphyseal plate to break down the calcified matrix to allow other cells to produce bone tissue

_____ is the process in which bone matrix is broken down, while _____ is the process in which bone matrix is built/replaced.

This vitamin must be activated in the skin via sun energy.

All of these hormones promote production or growth of bone tissue EXCEPT...

In bones, _____ will be released by the thyroid to remove calcium from the blood, while _____ will be released by the parathyroid to break down bone tissue.

These are the main components of bone matrix.

In intramembranous bone growth, this tissue is formed first.

The epiphyseal plate grows toward the...

Osteons are composed of all of the following EXCEPT...