No Bones About It Science Olympiad Practice Test -

Image prompt: A close-up of a vertebra. Name the specific bony projection marked by the arrow that serves as an attachment point for back muscles and ligaments. (Hint: You can feel it running down the middle of your spine.)

List three differences between the male and female adult pelvis. (Be specific: shape of pelvic inlet, subpubic angle, etc.) No Bones About It Science Olympiad Practice Test

Histology slide: Compact bone. Name the structural unit of compact bone, visible as concentric layers of matrix surrounding a central canal. Image prompt: A close-up of a vertebra

Because you cannot study bones without the muscles that move them. (Be specific: shape of pelvic inlet, subpubic angle, etc

Explain the role of growth hormone (GH) and calcitonin in bone remodeling. Part 6: Tie-Breaker / Extra Credit (For the Overachievers) Time limit: 2 minutes | Points: 5

Which muscle originates on the iliac crest and inserts on the tibia (via the IT band), acting as a major abductor of the thigh?