Bursae are associated with all of the following except: A) cartilaginous joints B) highly movable joints C) synovial fluid D) areas of high abrasion Which of the following is not a typical function of bones? A) energy storage B) secretion of hormones C) site of blood-cell production D) mineral storage A function of intercalated discs is: A) to assist in the contraction of smooth muscle cells. B) to unite cardiac muscle cells. C) to prevent the proliferation (spreading) of an electrical impulse through the tissue D) to increase the speed of the nerve impulse through skeletal muscle cells The completion of longitudinal bone growth is demostrated by the presence of the: A) epiphyseal lines B) articular cartilage C) periosteum D) epiphyseal plate.

1. Bursae are associated with all of the following except: A) cartilaginous joints B) highly movable
joints C) synovial fluid D) areas of high abrasion Which of the following is not a typical function
of bones? A) energy storage B) secretion of hormones C) site of blood-cell production D)
mineral storage A function of intercalated discs is: A) to assist in the contraction of smooth
muscle cells. B) to unite cardiac muscle cells. C) to prevent the proliferation (spreading) of an
electrical impulse through the tissue D) to increase the speed of the nerve impulse through
skeletal muscle cells The completion of longitudinal bone growth is demostrated by the presence
of the: A) epiphyseal lines B) articular cartilage C) periosteum D) epiphyseal plate