BIO 201 Skeletal Test Review
What system acts as a protector, shapes and supports the body, and helps with
movement? - answer Skeletal system
Give some example of long bones: - answer Femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, and
ulna.
Give some example of short bones: - answer Carpals and tarsals
Give some example of flat bones: - answer Sternum and/or scapula
Give some example of irregular bones: - answer vertebrae, hyoid, maxilla, and mandible
What is the name of the membrane that covers a mature bone? – answer Periosteum
Is a bone an organ? - answerYes
What cavity is bone marrow found? - answerMedullary cavity
What is the name of the cell that is responsible for maintaining bone once it has been
formed? - answerOsteocyte
What type of bone cell is responsible for breaking down bone matrix? -
answerOsteoclasts
What is the passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon? -
answerCanaliculus
What do the flat bones of the skull develop from? - answerIntramembranous ossification
What is osteoporosis? - answerGroup of diseases in which bone reabsorption outpaces
bone deposit. Occurs most in postmenopausal women.
What is osteomalacia? - answerBones are inadequately mineralized causing softened,
weakened bone. Caused by insufficient in the diet, or by vitamin D deficiency.
What is a foramen? - answerAn opening that allows a vessel or nerve to pass through
or between bones.
Which is a bone of the axial skeleton? Rib, radius, clavicle, or scapula. - answerRib
What system acts as a protector, shapes and supports the body, and helps with
movement? - answer Skeletal system
Give some example of long bones: - answer Femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, and
ulna.
Give some example of short bones: - answer Carpals and tarsals
Give some example of flat bones: - answer Sternum and/or scapula
Give some example of irregular bones: - answer vertebrae, hyoid, maxilla, and mandible
What is the name of the membrane that covers a mature bone? – answer Periosteum
Is a bone an organ? - answerYes
What cavity is bone marrow found? - answerMedullary cavity
What is the name of the cell that is responsible for maintaining bone once it has been
formed? - answerOsteocyte
What type of bone cell is responsible for breaking down bone matrix? -
answerOsteoclasts
What is the passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon? -
answerCanaliculus
What do the flat bones of the skull develop from? - answerIntramembranous ossification
What is osteoporosis? - answerGroup of diseases in which bone reabsorption outpaces
bone deposit. Occurs most in postmenopausal women.
What is osteomalacia? - answerBones are inadequately mineralized causing softened,
weakened bone. Caused by insufficient in the diet, or by vitamin D deficiency.
What is a foramen? - answerAn opening that allows a vessel or nerve to pass through
or between bones.
Which is a bone of the axial skeleton? Rib, radius, clavicle, or scapula. - answerRib
