The growth of bone, after birth, occurs __________.

A short time later, John and Sarah entered a haunted house. There were fans on in the house generating a light breeze. Sarah could feel the air moving over her body because of ____________.

A teenager began going to the gym in order to get into shape. They began to lift weights several times a week. After a few weeks they noticed calluses forming on their palms. This was due to a thickening in the __________.

Compact bone is commonly found in the _______ of a long bone.

A muscle cell containing multiple nuclei is __________.

The primary function of the skeletal system is to ______________.

A fibrocartilage pad in a synovial joint that acts as a shock absorber is a ________.

White hairs appear white because they lack any pigmentation at all. As a result when light hits air in the hollow _______ it reflects back as white.

The contractile unit of a muscle cell is called the ___________.

Which of these is true of all muscle cell types?