Memmler's Structure & Function of the
Human Body: Chapter 6 The Skeleton:
Bones & Joints UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Spine projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Sharp, slender projection
At what rate does bone marrow produce red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 mill
per min
What makes up the skeletal system? - CORRECT ANSWER - The bones and joints
together with supporting connective tissue
What are the 5 functions of bones? - CORRECT ANSWER - Form a sturdy framework
Protect delicate structures
Work as levers with attached muscles
Store calcium salts
Produce blood cells
When does the process of ossification begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - During the second
and third months of embryonic life
When do osteoblasts become active? - CORRECT ANSWER - During ossification
Do osteocytes produce new bone tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
When bone has to be remodeled or repaired in life where does the osteoblasts develop from? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Stem cells in the endosteum and periosteum
, Where do osteoclasts develop from? - CORRECT ANSWER - A white blood cell
(monocytes)
Both the formation and resorption of bone tissue are regulated by what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hormones
What compounds are deposited in the intercellular matrix of the embryonic skeleton to harden it?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Calcium and collagen
What is the study of a skeleton? - CORRECT ANSWER - Osteology
What are the centers for secondary of a long bone? - CORRECT ANSWER - Epiphyseal
plates
What are some functions of bone marking? - CORRECT ANSWER - To form joints or
serve as points for muscle attachments and allow the passage of nerves and blood vessels
What do the frontal sinuses communicate with? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nasal cavities
What are the sinuses and others near the nose described as? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Paranasal sinuses
Epiphysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The end of a long bone
Orthopedics - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of surgery concerned with the skeletal
system
Sphenoid bone - CORRECT ANSWER - A bone that articulated with the parietal and
temporal bones and forms the posterior inferior part of the cranium
Human Body: Chapter 6 The Skeleton:
Bones & Joints UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Spine projection - CORRECT ANSWER - Sharp, slender projection
At what rate does bone marrow produce red blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 mill
per min
What makes up the skeletal system? - CORRECT ANSWER - The bones and joints
together with supporting connective tissue
What are the 5 functions of bones? - CORRECT ANSWER - Form a sturdy framework
Protect delicate structures
Work as levers with attached muscles
Store calcium salts
Produce blood cells
When does the process of ossification begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - During the second
and third months of embryonic life
When do osteoblasts become active? - CORRECT ANSWER - During ossification
Do osteocytes produce new bone tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
When bone has to be remodeled or repaired in life where does the osteoblasts develop from? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Stem cells in the endosteum and periosteum
, Where do osteoclasts develop from? - CORRECT ANSWER - A white blood cell
(monocytes)
Both the formation and resorption of bone tissue are regulated by what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hormones
What compounds are deposited in the intercellular matrix of the embryonic skeleton to harden it?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Calcium and collagen
What is the study of a skeleton? - CORRECT ANSWER - Osteology
What are the centers for secondary of a long bone? - CORRECT ANSWER - Epiphyseal
plates
What are some functions of bone marking? - CORRECT ANSWER - To form joints or
serve as points for muscle attachments and allow the passage of nerves and blood vessels
What do the frontal sinuses communicate with? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nasal cavities
What are the sinuses and others near the nose described as? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Paranasal sinuses
Epiphysis - CORRECT ANSWER - The end of a long bone
Orthopedics - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of surgery concerned with the skeletal
system
Sphenoid bone - CORRECT ANSWER - A bone that articulated with the parietal and
temporal bones and forms the posterior inferior part of the cranium
