PHYSIOLOGY 16TH EDITION EXAMPREP
FULLY SOLVED EDITION GRADED A+ 2026
⩥ What is the definition of hematopoiesis?. Answer: the process of
blood cell formation
⩥ What vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of calcium in the
small intestines?. Answer: vitamin d
⩥ What cell found in bone functions to deposit bony matrix, resulting in
the growth of bone tissue?. Answer: osteoblast
⩥ describe osteblasts. Answer: -bone-building cells
-involved with bone deposition
-these cells should become more active when blood calcium levels are
high
-calcitonin causes these cells to become more active
⩥ describe osteoclasts. Answer: -bone resorbing cells
-parathyroid hormone cells to become more active
-massive multinucleate cells
,⩥ describe osteocytes. Answer: bone cells encased in matrix
⩥ intramembranous ossification. Answer: -parietal bones
-bones form between sheetlike layers of connective tissue
-occipitcal bone
-compact-spongy-compact sandwich
⩥ temporal bone. Answer:
⩥ scapula. Answer:
⩥ true ribs. Answer:
⩥ spinous process of thoracic vertebra. Answer:
⩥ lacrimal bone. Answer:
⩥ foramen magnum. Answer:
⩥ head of humerous. Answer:
⩥ infraspinous fossa. Answer:
, ⩥ ulna. Answer:
⩥ mental foramen. Answer:
⩥ sacrum. Answer:
⩥ lambdoid suture. Answer:
⩥ tibial tuberosity. Answer:
⩥ freely movable. Answer: Diarthrotic joints are
⩥ immovable. Answer: Synarthrotic joints are
⩥ slightly movable. Answer: Amphiarthrotic joints are
⩥ menisci. Answer: Fibrocartilage discs within joint
⩥ bursae. Answer: Fluid-filled sacs
⩥ synovial membrane. Answer: Lining of joint cavity; secretes fluid