Ch 23

Question 1

The skeletal system is composed of how many bones

Answer 1

206

Question 2

Bones grow through the process called

Answer 2

Ossification

Question 3

When does the embryonic connective tissue become soft

Answer 3

Intramembranous ossification

Question 4

What body structure is less movable than of the female is

Answer 4

Coccyx

Question 5

Types of ossification

Answer 5

Intramembranous and endochondral ossification

Question 6

What determines bone health

Answer 6

Bone density test and Bone scans

Question 7

Cells that form holes in bone are called

Answer 7

Osteoclasts

Question 8

Bone gives shape to

Answer 8

Head, Legs/arms, Trunk

Question 9

Fontanels on an infants skull are also known as

Answer 9

Soft spot

Question 10

What bone is in the back of the skull

Answer 10

Occipital bone

Question 11

What forms the top, side back, and bottom of the skull

Answer 11

Cranial bone

Question 12

What is the first cervical vertebra called

Answer 12

Atlas

Question 13

Soft spot on an infant is called

Answer 13

Fontanel

Question 14

Medical term for tailbone

Answer 14

Coccyx

Question 15

Hyperlordosis is also known as

Answer 15

Swayback

Question 16

Osseous tissue can be compact or

Answer 16

Spongy

Question 17

Function of the bones

Answer 17

Give shape to the body, protect soft structures, provide support to the body

Question 18

Opening passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments

Answer 18

Foramen

Question 19

The elongated cylinder that runs up and down the long axis is called

Answer 19

Osteocytes

Question 20

The principal component of bone matrix is

Answer 20

Collagen