Supportprotectionand Movement - Integrated Principles of Zoology

Course

Animal Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Life: Biological Principles and the Science of Zoology

Set 2: The Origin and Chemistry of Life

Set 3: Cells As Units of Life

Set 4: Cellular Metabolism

Set 5: Genetics: a Review

Set 6: Organic Evolution

Set 7: The Reproductive Process

Set 8: Principles of Development

Set 9: Architectual Pattern of an Animal

Set 10: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals

Set 11: Unicellular Eukaryotes

Set 12: Sponges and Placozoans

Set 13: Cnidarians and Ctenophores

Set 14: Acoelomorpha, Platyzoa, and Mesozoa

Set 15: Polyzoa and Kryptrochozoa

Set 16: Molluscs

Set 17: Annelids and Allied Taxa

Set 18: Smaller Ecdysozoans

Set 19: Trilobites, Chelicerates, and Myriapods

Set 20: Crustaceans

Set 21: Hexapods

Set 22: Chaetognaths, echinoderms, and Hemichordates

Set 23: Chordates

Set 24: Fishes

Set 25: Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians

Set 26: Amniote Origins and Nonavian Reptiles

Set 27: Birds

Set 28: Mammals

Set 29: Support, Protection, and Movement

Set 30: Homeostasis: Osmotic Regulation, Excretion, and Temperature Regulation

Set 31: Homeostasis: Internal Fluids and Respiration

Set 32: Digestion and Nutrition

Set 33: Nervous Coordination: Nervous System and Sense Organs

Set 34: Chemical Coordination: Endocrine System

Set 35: Immunity

Set 36: Animal Behavior

Set 37: Animal Distribution

Set 38: Animal Ecology

Set 29 Supportprotectionand Movement

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Set 29 Supportprotectionand Movement

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Compact bone is composed of a matrix arranged in concentric rings;the rings contain cavities interconnected by small passages called

A)lacunae.
B)osteocytes.
C)canaliculi.
D)osteons.
E)haversian system.

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

An example of a non-muscular hydrostatic skeleton is

A)an elephant's trunk.
B)the earthworm's body.
C)the human tongue.
D)a squid tentacle.
E)All of the choices are hydrostatic skeletons.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Bone growth involves its destruction internally by bone resorbing cells called

A)chondrocytes.
B)osteons.
C)osteoblasts.
D)osteoclasts.
E)canaliculi.

Answer