Bone Basics
Bone belongs to this one of the four major types of body tissue.
What is connective tissue?
Bone provides a framework for the rest of the body. What do we call this function.
What is support?
The femur is an example of this type of bone.
What is a long bone?
The shaft of a long bone is called this.
What is the diaphysis?
This is the mature bone cell responsible for performing the daily functions of bone.
What is an osteocyte?
The extracellular matrix of bone is called this.
What is osteoid?
The skull, vertebrae, and ribcage surround important organs. This is an example of this function of bone.
What is protection?
Carpals and tarsals are examples of this type of bone.
What are short bones?
Which type of bone is found in the epiphyses?
What are the spongy bone?
This bone cell produces osteoid and builds new bone.
What is an osteoblast?
These are the two types of tissue that make up the skeleton.
What are bone and cartilage?
Muscles attach to bones and pull on them to produce movement. This function is called this.
What is anchorage?
The sternum and ribs belong to this category of bone.
What are flat bones?
This connective tissue membrane covers the outside of a bone.
What is the periosteum?
This bone cell removes old or damaged bone.
What is an osteoclast?
The skull, ribs, and vertebral column all belong to this division.
What is the axial skeleton?
Calcium and phosphate are stored in bones and can be released when other organs need them. This is called this function.
What is mineral storage?
Vertebrae are classified as this type of bone because of their complex shapes.
What are irregular bones?
This hollow space inside the diaphysis contains yellow marrow.
What is the medullary cavity?
Which two structures contain osteoblasts involved in bone growth?
Periosteum and epiphyseal plates
Before developing into bone, much of the skeleton is initially made of this type of tissue.
What is cartilage?
Red marrow produces red blood cells, most white blood cells, and platelets, while yellow marrow stores this substance.
What is fat?
The patella belongs to this specialized category of bone, which forms within a tendon.
What is a sesamoid bone?
This structure is made of hyaline cartilage and allows bones to grow in length.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
Which bone cell can perform mitosis?
Osteogenic cell