Skeletal System Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 46389)


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What is the most common mineral stored in bones?
a) Potassium
b) Calcium
c) Sodium
d) Phosphorus

The bones of the arms and legs would be classified as which type of bone?
a) Long
b) Sesamoid
c) Irregular
d) Short

What bone is responsible for protecting the brain?
a) Cranium
b) Femur
c) Sternum
d) Patella

Which of these is an example of an irregular bone?
a) Vertebra
b) Femur
c) Patella
d) Phalanges

This is the process of blood cell formation.
a) Hematopoiesis
b) Osmosis
c) Mitosis
d) Phagocytosis

This term describes part of a bone that sticks out/protrudes to allow ligaments or tendons to attach.
a) Process
b) Osteocyte
c) Epiphysis
d) Articular

Bone cells (osteocytes) live in the compact bone in hollow compartments called...
a) Lacunae
b) Canaliculi
c) Medullary Cavity
d) Osteon

Which bone cells resorb and sculpt bones to shape them properly?
a) Osteoclasts
b) Osteoblasts
c) Osteocytes
d) Goblet Cells

This term refers to the shaft of a long bone.
a) Diaphysis
b) Epiphysis
c) Osteoblast
d) Henway

This is the tough, fibrous membrane that surrounds a bone.
a) Periosteum
b) Epiphysis
c) Epicardium
d) Diaphysis

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