Holes Anatomy and Physiology final Exam (Answered)

Holes Anatomy and Physiology final Exam (Answered) What are the functions of the skeletal system? -protect soft tissue -provide attachment for muscles -store inorganic salts -exchange gases for the body What is the definition of hematopoiesis? the process of blood cell formation What vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of calcium in the small intestines? vitamin d What cell found in bone functions to deposit bony matrix, resulting in the growth of bone tissue? osteoblast describe osteblasts -bone-building cells -involved with bone deposition -these cells should become more active when blood calcium levels are high -calcitonin causes these cells to become more active describe osteoclasts -bone resorbing cells -parathyroid hormone cells to become more active -massive multinucleate cells describe osteocytes bone cells encased in matrix intramembranous ossification -parietal bones -bones form between sheetlike layers of connective tissue -occipitcal bone -compact-spongy-compact sandwich temporal bone scapula true ribs spinous process of thoracic vertebra lacrimal bone foramen magnum head of humerous infraspinous fossa ulna mental foramen sacrum lambdoid suture tibial tuberosity freely movable