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What is the function of osteoclasts?

  • Produce red blood cells
  • Form bone matrix
  • Store fat
  • Break down bone matrix (correct)

What is the function of red bone marrow?

  • Produce melanin
  • Store fat
  • Form bone matrix
  • Produce blood cells (correct)

What gives skeletal muscle its microscopic striated appearance?

  • Storage of fat
  • Arrangement of actin and myosin (correct)
  • Melanin production
  • Acetylcholine release

What is the neurotransmitter that motor neurons use to control skeletal muscle contraction?

<p>Acetylcholine (Ach) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age are nearly all bones completely ossified for males?

<p>25 years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of yellow bone marrow?

<p>Stores fat (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which our bodies produce melanin?

<p>Melanogenesis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gives skeletal muscle its microscopic striated appearance?

<p>Arrangement of actin and myosin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of osteocytes?

<p>Mature bone cell (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of osteoclasts?

<p>Cells that break down bone matrix (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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