BIO 255 Exam 2 ISU | Questions and Answers
which is NOT a function of bone - -ATP storage
-Bones are constantly undergoing resorption for various reasons. Which of the following
cells accomplishes this process? - -osteoclast
-the humorous is a - -long bone
-a meatus is a - -canal-like passage
-a head on a bone is a - -rounded projection on neck
-the structural unit of compact bone is - -the osteon
-bones are covered by a protective tissue called periosteum. the inner (osteogenic) layer
consists primarily of - -osteoblasts and osteoclasts
-ossification and growth at the epiphyses of long bones - -is accomplished by secondary
ossification
-Which would be the primary reason more bone is resorbed than deposited - -to increase
blood calcium
-To make spongy bone stronger, trabeculae align - -along lines of stress
-which is NOT a bone of the axial skeleton - -clavicle
-Choose the statement that is most correct about the bony orbits that house your eyes - -
the orbits are formed of both facial and cranial bones
-Which bone has a pair in the cranium - -temporal
-the cervical curvature is - -concave posteriorly
-in the intervertebral disks, the _______ encloses the gelatinous _______ - -annulus fibrosis,
nucleus pulposis
-the vertebral foramina of the vertebra - -contain the spinal cord and protects it
-the rhythmic movements of breathing - -alternately lift and depress the thorax
-the tibia is in contact with which tarsus - -talus
-which spinal curvatures are present at birth - -thoracic and sacral
which is NOT a function of bone - -ATP storage
-Bones are constantly undergoing resorption for various reasons. Which of the following
cells accomplishes this process? - -osteoclast
-the humorous is a - -long bone
-a meatus is a - -canal-like passage
-a head on a bone is a - -rounded projection on neck
-the structural unit of compact bone is - -the osteon
-bones are covered by a protective tissue called periosteum. the inner (osteogenic) layer
consists primarily of - -osteoblasts and osteoclasts
-ossification and growth at the epiphyses of long bones - -is accomplished by secondary
ossification
-Which would be the primary reason more bone is resorbed than deposited - -to increase
blood calcium
-To make spongy bone stronger, trabeculae align - -along lines of stress
-which is NOT a bone of the axial skeleton - -clavicle
-Choose the statement that is most correct about the bony orbits that house your eyes - -
the orbits are formed of both facial and cranial bones
-Which bone has a pair in the cranium - -temporal
-the cervical curvature is - -concave posteriorly
-in the intervertebral disks, the _______ encloses the gelatinous _______ - -annulus fibrosis,
nucleus pulposis
-the vertebral foramina of the vertebra - -contain the spinal cord and protects it
-the rhythmic movements of breathing - -alternately lift and depress the thorax
-the tibia is in contact with which tarsus - -talus
-which spinal curvatures are present at birth - -thoracic and sacral
