1. What are the functions of the skeletal system?
2. How are bones classified based on their shape?
3. Define the following: process, ramus, trochanter, tuberosity,tubercle, facet, fossa, foramen and fissure.
4. What are the structural components of a long bone?
5. What are the components of the bone matrix?
6. Compare and contrast compact bone with spongy bone.
7. What is an osteon, and what are its components?
8. What is the function of red marrow in the bones and how doesit differ in adults and infants?
9. Define the following terms: osteoblast, osteogenesis,osteoid, osteoclasts, osteolysis.
10. How do osteocytes communicate?
11. Summarize the process of endochondral ossification (twoparagraphs).
