The Skeletal System - Human Biology

Course

Human Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Learning About Human Biology

Set 2: Chemistry of Life

Set 3: Cells and How They Work

Set 4: Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems

Set 5: The Skeletal System

Set 6: The Muscular System

Set 7: Circulation: the Heart and Blood Vessels

Set 8: Blood

Set 9: Immunity and Disease

Set 10: The Respiratory System

Set 11: Digestion and Nutrition

Set 12: The Urinary System

Set 13: The Nervous System

Set 14: Sensory Systems

Set 15: The Endocrine System

Set 16: Reproductive Systems

Set 17: Development and Aging

Set 18: Cell Reproduction

Set 19: Introduction to Genetics

Set 20: Chromosomes and Human Genetics

Set 21: DNA, Genes, and Biotechnology

Set 22: Genes and Disease: Cancer

Set 23: Principles of Evolution

Set 24: Principles of Ecology

Set 25: Human Impacts on the Biosphere

Set 5 The Skeletal System

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Set 5 The Skeletal System

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The sturdy, two-layer membrane that covers bones is called the

A) pericardium.
B) perimycium.
C) periosteum.
D) pericomium.
E) pericilium.

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Mature, living bone cells are called

A) osteoblasts.
B) osteocytes.
C) osteolytes.
D) osteoclasts.
E) osteopores.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The embryonic skeleton consists of

A) bone and ligaments.
B) cartilage and tendons.
C) cartilage and membranes.
D) cartilage and ligaments.
E) bone and membranes.

Answer