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All of the following are characteristics of long bones in an adult except:

Contains red bone marrow


- Consists of a long shaft with bulky ends


- Consists primarily of compact bone


- Found in the leg and arm

Spongy bone is composed of plates of bone known as:

Trabeculae

Which of the following is made up of flat bones?

Bones of the cranium

The shaft of a long bone is known as the:

Diaphysis

Which of the following is located in the medullary cavity of a long bone?

Yellow bone marrow

Which of the following covers the ends of long bones?

Articular cartilage

Where do long bones grow in length?

Epiphyseal plate

What is the tough fibrous connective tissue that covers a long bone?

Periosteum

What is the term for the process of bone formation?

Ossification

Which of the following is a mature bone cell?

Osteocyte

How many bones make up the adult human skeleton?

206

The axial skeleton consists of all of the following except:

Pelvic bones


- Bones of the head


- Vertebral column


- Ribs