Mod 12 - Skeletal & Bone/Bone tissue

Question 1

What is the difference between spongy bone and compact bone?

Answer 1

Compact bone forms shaft of long bones and surfaces of other bones. It’s dense and solid.
Spongy bone is found in ends of long bones and middle of other bones. Always surrounded by compact bone.

Question 2

What bone tissue help form bone?

Answer 2

Osteoblasts

Question 3

What bone tissue dissolve unwanted bone?

Answer 3

Osteoclasts

Question 4

What bone tissue are mature osteoblasts embedded in hardened bone matrix?

Answer 4

Osteocytes

Question 5

*What is the role of red bone marrow?

Answer 5

Produces red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells

Question 6

What does the yellow bone marrow consist of?

Answer 6

Saturated with that

Question 7

What’s the difference between the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton?

Answer 7

Axial - Central supporting axis of the body, includes head, spine, ribs
Appendicular - deals with the appendages. Make up bones of the limbs, pelvic, and shoulder areas

Question 8

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

Answer 8

7

Question 9

How many thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 9

12

Question 10

How many lumbar vertebrae?

Answer 10

5

Question 11

How many sacrum vertebrae, and its abbreviation?

Answer 11

5 fused vertebrae, S1

Question 12

How many coccyx vertebrae?

Answer 12

4 fused vertebrae

Question 13

The spinous process and the transverse processes both serve as what?

Answer 13

Attachment points for muscles and ligaments