Final Exam - M/S
fully solved &
updated 2024
axial skeleton - answer Portion of the skeletal
system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and
vertebral column; 80 bones
Appendicular skeleton - answer bones of the
shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities;
126 bones
osteoblasts - answer bone forming cells; bone is
shaped according to function; derived from
mesenchymal cells; produce osteocalcin when
stimulated by vitamin D
, osteoclasts - answer Bone-destroying cells, break
down bone matrix for remodeling and the release
of calcium; large and multinucleated
osteocytes - answer a bone cell, formed when an
osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has
secreted; maintain bone by signaling osteoblasts
and osteoclasts to form and resorb bone
Compact bone - answer Hard, dense bone tissue
that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone;
cortical bone; 85% of the skeleton; solid and
strong; haversian system is basic structural unit in
compact bone
Spongy bone - answer Layer of bone tissue having
many small spaces and found just inside the layer
of compact bone; cancellous bone; 15% of the
skeleton; filled with red bone marrow; lack
haversian system; trabeculae: plates or bars
instead
bone remodeling - answer ongoing replacement of
old bone tissue by new bone tissue