1. The vertebrae can be classified as a type of:

2. The primary energy source for muscle cells is:

3. About 3 weeks after fracture, an internal bridge of fibrous material, cartilage, and immature bone joins bone fragments so that ossification can occur. The building of a “fracture bridge” occurs during the stage of bone healing known as:

4. By age 75 years, the average woman is susceptible to bone fractures and has lost about what percentage of cancellous bone?

5. The hip and shoulder are examples of diarthroses joints that are classified as:

6. Isometric contraction of the vastus lateralis is part of the exercises known as:

7. The removal of synovial fluid from a joint is called:

8. The sternum, a bone that is a site for hematopoiesis, is classified as a:

9. Patient education for musculoskeletal conditions for the aging is based on the understanding that there is a gradual loss of bone after a peak of bone mass at age:

10. The basic cells responsible only for the formation of bone matrix are: