The Skeletal System
The Skeletal System
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Answers to questions 1-10 can be found on the same webpage.
1. List the 5 functions of the skeletal system.
2. How many bones are in a typical adult skeleton?
3. How are muscles connected to bones?
4. How are bones connected to each other?
5. How many blood cells are produced each second by the bone marrow?
6. What happens to an excess of calcium and phosphorus in the blood stream?
7. What happens when the concentration of calcium and phosphorus in the blood stream is low?
8. Describe the axial skeleton?
9. Describe the appendicular skeleton?
10. What are the two forms of blood tissue?
11. How many bones does a human infant have?
12. Why do adults have less bones than infants?
13. Describe the function of red bone marrow.
14. Describe the function of yellow bone marrow.
15. List & describe two diseases/disorders of the skeletal system.
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