BIOL 2350 UNIT 4 - SKELETAL SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH THE LATEST AND UPDATED SCORE.

BIOL 2350 UNIT 4 - SKELETAL SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH THE LATEST AND UPDATED SCORE.


1) What are the functions of the skeletal system? --Answer-- support, protection,
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movement, storage, blood cell formation __ __ __ __




2) Flat Bones --Answer-- These bones are thin, flat, and curved. They form the ribs,
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breastbone, and skull. __ __




3) Irregular Bones --Answer-- bones of the vertebrae and face
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4) Long Bones --Answer-- bones of the arms and legs, longer than they are wide
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5) Short Bones --Answer-- bones of the wrist and ankles
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6) What is endochondral ossification? --Answer-- the formation of bone from pre-
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existing hyaline cartilage models
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7) What is the diaphysis? --Answer-- shaft of a long bone
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8) What is the epiphysis? --Answer-- End of a long bone
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9) What is red marrow? --Answer-- Hematopoietic tissue (Makes blood cells)
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10) What is yellow marrow? --Answer-- fat, adipose tissue
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11) What is the periosteum? --Answer-- the tough membrane that covers the outside
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of the bone
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12) What are epiphyseal plates? --Answer-- sites of long bone growth
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13) Osteoclasts? --Answer-- break down bone __ __ __ __