Chapter 17

Question 1

Marrow

Answer 1

A soft substance in the center of some bones where red and white blood cells are made

Question 2

Periosteum

Answer 2

The lining that surrounds and nourishes as bone

Question 3

Bone

Answer 3

Cells of connective tissue containing hard calcium salts that support the body

Question 4

Cartilage

Answer 4

A rubber-like connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber and provides support in flexible areas

Question 5

Ligament

Answer 5

A fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone

Question 6

Tendon

Answer 6

A fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to muscle or muscle to muscle

Question 7

Adipose Cells

Answer 7

Cells of connective tissue that store large amounts of fat

Question 8

Joint

Answer 8

The point where two bones meet; for example, immovable, ball-and-socket, hinge, and gliding

Question 9

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 9

Voluntary muscles with striations and many nuclei per call; used for movement

Question 10

Striations

Answer 10

Organized repeating units creating bands or lines of cells; found in skeletal and cardiac muscles

Question 11

Voluntary

Answer 11

Able to be controlled by the conscious mind

Question 12

Smooth Muscle

Answer 12

Involuntary muscle with one nucleus per cell and without striations; found in the digestive system

Question 13

Involuntary

Answer 13

Not able to be controlled by the conscious mind

Question 14

Cardiac Muscles

Answer 14

Involuntary muscle with branched cells, striations, and a single nucleus per cell; heart muscle