Wright and Decker found that street robbers frequently victimize all but which of the following?

Which of these bones does not form by intramembraneous ossification?

Which of the following is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?

Which of these would you expect to find inside the space at the arrow in a living bone?

Hyaline cartilages are included as part of the skeletal system, as they are found on the ends of long bones, attached to ribs, and make up the epiphyseal plates.

The effects of weight-bearing exercise on bones are to _______ and to _______ them.

The joint shown is covered with a tough tissue layer known as the:

If the pituitary gland produces excessive growth hormone in an adult, bones thicken but do not elongate.  Why?

Based on shape, parietal bones are classified as:

Spongy bone is very poor at supporting weight because it contains no osseous tissues at all and is just marrow.