Exercise 8 Overview of the Skeleton: Classification and Structure of Bones and Cartilages

_______ bone looks smooth and homogeneous.

Compact

_____ bones are generally thin and have a layer of spongy bone between two layers of compact bone.

Flat

The _____ skeleton consists of bones that surround the body's center of gravity.

axial

The type of cartilage that has the greatest strength and is found in the knee joint and intervertebral discs is __________ _________.

fibrocartilage

All the following are functions of the skeleton except:

production of melanin.

The ______, the body's framework, is constructed of two of the most supportive tissues found in the human body—cartilage and bone.

skeleton