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____ ____ is the function of the urinary system - CORRECT ANSWER-Fluid balance
____ ____ is a function of the respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER-Gas exchange
____ is the function of the urinary, respiratory, digestive, and integumentary systems -
CORRECT ANSWER-Excretion
Which of the following is a function of the skeleton system?
A) gas exchange
B) protection
C) excretion
D) fluid balance - CORRECT ANSWER-Protection
Connective tissue found between bones in a joint - CORRECT ANSWER-cartilage
A ____ is where two bones meet - CORRECT ANSWER-joint
A ____ is a connective tissue that joins two bones - CORRECT ANSWER-ligament
Which type of bone has a diaphysis and two epiphyses? - CORRECT ANSWER-long
bone
Consist of a shaft and two extremities (epiphyses) which are covered by Cartlidge.
Examples are femur, tibia, fibula, radius, clavicle, phalanges, metacarpals, and
metatarsals. - CORRECT ANSWER-Long bones
Cubodial with similar length and width. Example: carpals, tarsals - CORRECT
ANSWER-Short bones
Thin and broad. Example: sternum, ribs, scapula, occipital, bone, parietal bone, frontal
bone. - CORRECT ANSWER-Flat bones
Irregular in shape. Example: vertebrae, hip bone, sacrum, Coccyx, maxilla, mandible,
temporal bone, sphenoid bone, zygomatic bone, hyoid bone. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Irregular bones
Which of the following is an example of an irregular bone?
, A) sternum
B) femur
C) carpal
D) vertebrae - CORRECT ANSWER-Vertebra
A rib is an example of a ________ bone. - CORRECT ANSWER-flat
Which of the following correctly describes spongy bone? - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Meshwork of plates that contains lamellae and osteocytes between each layer
The shaft of a long bone is called - CORRECT ANSWER-diaphysis
The end of a long bone is called - CORRECT ANSWER-epiphysis
The ____ is the fibrovascular covering over the bone - CORRECT ANSWER-
periosteum
The ___ is the inner lining of the bone next to the medullary cavity - CORRECT
ANSWER-Endosteum
What correctly describes the epiphysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Extremity of a long
bone
Cells responsible for forming new bones are called - CORRECT ANSWER-osteoblast
bone resorbing cells - CORRECT ANSWER-osteoclasts
Inactive mature bone cells - CORRECT ANSWER-osteocytes
axial skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER-skull, vertebral, ribs, sternum
Which of these is not a part of the appendicular skeleton?
A) manubrium
B) clavicle
C) carpal
D) tarsal - CORRECT ANSWER-Manubrium
The manubrium is the upper part of the ____ which is part of the axial skeleton. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Sternum
found in vertebral column - CORRECT ANSWER-Atlas, axis, coccyx
Which of the following is NOT found in the vertebral column?
A) vomer