Which of the following groups of bones, based on shape, is associated with an incorrect example?
Long bones - forearm bones
Flat bones - thigh bones
Short bones - wrist and ankle bones
Irregular bones - vertebrae - ANSWER-Flat bones - thigh bones
The capitulum and trochlea are located - AN...
The capitulum and trochlea are located - ANSWER-at the distal end of the humerus.
Bones in the human body are non-living.
True
False - ANSWER-False
The zygomatic bone is an example of a(n) - ANSWER-irregular bone.
Osteoblasts are ______, whereas osteocytes are ______. - ANSWER-bone-forming
cells; mature bone cells
The pectoral girdle consists of two scapulae and two clavicles.
True
False - ANSWER-True
The acetabulum is - ANSWER-a depression in the hip bone that receives the head of
the femur.
, Compact bone has ________, whereas spongy bone has __________. - ANSWER-
osteons; trabeculae
The number of bones in most people is 206.
True
False - ANSWER-true
The sternum is part of the - ANSWER-axial skeleton.
At what age are nearly all bones completely ossified? - ANSWER-25 years
The parietal bones meet each other along the sagittal suture.
True
False - ANSWER-True
Which of the following is not found associated with spongy bone? - ANSWER-Osteons
Which three bones fuse to form the hip bone? - ANSWER-the ilium, the ischium, and
the pubis.
Men and women begin to lose bone at the same rate by about age 70.
True
False - ANSWER-True
All of the following are functions of bones except:
to provide a set point for the control of blood pressure and body temperature.
to protect certain internal organs.
to store inorganic salts.
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