BSC 2085 Exam 4 & Exam
2 – Yung Su FSU Study
Guide and Practice
Questions 2026/2027
updated .
The Skeletal System - answers 100% correct✔✔
bones of the skeleton, cartilages, ligaments, and
connective tissues
5 Primary Functions of the Skeletal System - answers
100% correct✔✔ 1. support
2. storage of minerals and lipids
3. blood cell production
4. protection
,5. leverage
Support - answers 100% correct✔✔ structural
support for the whole body, attachment for soft
tissues/organs
Storage of Minerals - answers 100% correct✔✔
calcium (most abundant mineral in body) and lipids (yellow
bone marrow - energy reserves)
Blood Cell Production - answers 100% correct✔✔
occurs in red bone marrow
Protection - answers 100% correct✔✔ skull
protects brain, ribs protect heart/lungs, vertebrae protects
spinal cord
Leverage - answers 100% correct✔✔ (force of
movement) allows body movement when skeletal muscles
contract
Sutural Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ small,
flat, oddly shaped bones found between the flat bones of
the skull. They range in size from a grain of sand to a
quarter. Their borders are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
,Irregular Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔
complex shaped bones with short, flat, notched, or ridged
surfaces. The vertebrae that form the spinal column, the
bones of the pelvis, and several bones in the skull are this
type of bone.
Short Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ bones
that are ox like in appearance. Examples include the
carpal bones (wrists) and tarsal bones (ankles).
Flat Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ bones that
have thin, parallel surfaces. They form the roof of the skull,
the sternum (breastbone), the ribs, and the scapulae
(shoulder blades). They provide protection for underlying
soft tissues and offer an extensive surface area for the
attachment of skeletal muscles.
Long Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ bones
that are relatively long and slender. They are located in
the arm and forearm, thigh and leg, palms, soles, fingers,
and toes. The femur, one of these bones of the thigh, is
the largest and heaviest bone in the body.
Sesamoid Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔
bones that are usually small, round, and flat. They are
found near joints of the knees, hands, and feet. Few
, people have these at every possible location, but
everyone has patellae (a small shallow dish) or kneecaps.
Bone Markings - answers 100% correct✔✔
surface features of bones such as depressions, grooves,
or tunnels along bone surface
Diaphysis - answers 100% correct✔✔ the tubular
shaft of a long bone (compact bone)
Epiphysis - answers 100% correct✔✔ wide part of
a long bone (distal/proximal) (spongy bone)
Metaphysis - answers 100% correct✔✔ where the
diaphysis and epiphysis meet
Bone (Osseous) Tissue - answers 100% correct✔✔
•Dense, supportive connective tissue
•Contains specialized cells
•Produces solid matrix of calcium salt deposits around
collagen fibers
Osteocytes - answers 100% correct✔✔ bone cells
Lacunae - answers 100% correct✔✔ chambers
surrounded by the bone matrix
2 – Yung Su FSU Study
Guide and Practice
Questions 2026/2027
updated .
The Skeletal System - answers 100% correct✔✔
bones of the skeleton, cartilages, ligaments, and
connective tissues
5 Primary Functions of the Skeletal System - answers
100% correct✔✔ 1. support
2. storage of minerals and lipids
3. blood cell production
4. protection
,5. leverage
Support - answers 100% correct✔✔ structural
support for the whole body, attachment for soft
tissues/organs
Storage of Minerals - answers 100% correct✔✔
calcium (most abundant mineral in body) and lipids (yellow
bone marrow - energy reserves)
Blood Cell Production - answers 100% correct✔✔
occurs in red bone marrow
Protection - answers 100% correct✔✔ skull
protects brain, ribs protect heart/lungs, vertebrae protects
spinal cord
Leverage - answers 100% correct✔✔ (force of
movement) allows body movement when skeletal muscles
contract
Sutural Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ small,
flat, oddly shaped bones found between the flat bones of
the skull. They range in size from a grain of sand to a
quarter. Their borders are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
,Irregular Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔
complex shaped bones with short, flat, notched, or ridged
surfaces. The vertebrae that form the spinal column, the
bones of the pelvis, and several bones in the skull are this
type of bone.
Short Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ bones
that are ox like in appearance. Examples include the
carpal bones (wrists) and tarsal bones (ankles).
Flat Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ bones that
have thin, parallel surfaces. They form the roof of the skull,
the sternum (breastbone), the ribs, and the scapulae
(shoulder blades). They provide protection for underlying
soft tissues and offer an extensive surface area for the
attachment of skeletal muscles.
Long Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔ bones
that are relatively long and slender. They are located in
the arm and forearm, thigh and leg, palms, soles, fingers,
and toes. The femur, one of these bones of the thigh, is
the largest and heaviest bone in the body.
Sesamoid Bones - answers 100% correct✔✔
bones that are usually small, round, and flat. They are
found near joints of the knees, hands, and feet. Few
, people have these at every possible location, but
everyone has patellae (a small shallow dish) or kneecaps.
Bone Markings - answers 100% correct✔✔
surface features of bones such as depressions, grooves,
or tunnels along bone surface
Diaphysis - answers 100% correct✔✔ the tubular
shaft of a long bone (compact bone)
Epiphysis - answers 100% correct✔✔ wide part of
a long bone (distal/proximal) (spongy bone)
Metaphysis - answers 100% correct✔✔ where the
diaphysis and epiphysis meet
Bone (Osseous) Tissue - answers 100% correct✔✔
•Dense, supportive connective tissue
•Contains specialized cells
•Produces solid matrix of calcium salt deposits around
collagen fibers
Osteocytes - answers 100% correct✔✔ bone cells
Lacunae - answers 100% correct✔✔ chambers
surrounded by the bone matrix
