BIO 227 Exam 2 Review 2025: Skeletal & Muscular Systems Practice Test

age 1 of 13




BIO 227 EXAM 2 2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH

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osteocytes .......Answer.........mature bone cells derives from

osteoblasts that have lost their bone forming ability when

enveloped by calcified osteoid


chondroblasts .......Answer.........derived from mesenchymal cells

and they produce the cartilage matrix


chondrocytes .......Answer.........chondroblasts encased with the

matrix


perichondrium .......Answer.........dense irregular connective tissue

that covers the hyaline cartilage

, age 2 of 13




ossification .......Answer.........formation or development of bone

connective tissue


growth hormone .......Answer.........produced by the anterior

pituitary gland and affects bone growth by stimulating the liver

to form insulin like growth factor


thyroid hormone .......Answer.........secreted by the thyroid gland

and stimulates bone growth by influencing the bar of bone cells


parathyroid hormone .......Answer.........secreted and released by

the parathyroid gland in response to reduced blood calcium

levels


calcitonin .......Answer.........aids in regulating blood calcium levels

and is released by the thyroid glands ( most prominent in

growing children)