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ch. 6 quiz
skeletal
Question | Answer |
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clavical | right across the top of the shoulders |
skull and cranial | head |
facies | face below the nose |
femur | leg above the knee |
scapula | shoulder blades |
Yellow marrow has been identified as | an area of fat storage |
pelvic | the whole area but not the spine |
What subdivision of the skeleton consists of all the bones of the upper and lower limbs? | appendicular skeleton |
tarsal | ankles |
Sesamoid bones are found embedded in | tendons |
Bones grow in length due to activity in the | epiphyseal plate |
The skeletal system is made of | bones and cartilage |
How many bones does a human have? | 206 |
Wolff's law, which describes the effect of mechanical forces in bone modeling/remodeling, would predict that | A right-handed pitcher will have thicker bones in his right arm compared to his left |