Most of the bones of our limbs are classified as __________ bones.
long
The structural unit of compact bone is the _______.
a. osteon
b. osteocyte
c. lamella
d. central canal
a. osteon
The shaft of a long bone is called the ________.
a. epiphysis
b. diaphysis
c. medullary cavity
d. epiphyseal line
b. diaphysis
Which of the following is not found in bone?
a. marrow
b. sudoriferous gland
c. Volksman canal
d. canaliculi
b. sudoriferous gland
A vitamin that is important for optimal bone deposit is ______.
a. A
b. C
c. D
d. All of the above
C. D
The scapula is classified as a _______ bone.
flat
Osteocytes are found in the _______.
a. central canals
b. Volkmann’s canals
c. lacunae
d. lamellae
c. lacunae
The membrane that covers most of the outer surface of a long bone is the ________.
a. epiphyseal plate
b. endosteum
c. metaphysis
d. periosteum
d. periosteum
Which bone marking would most likely be part of a joint?
a. condyle
b. diaphysis
c. groove
d. crest
a. condyle
Cells that are involved in bone resorption are the _______.
a. osteoblasts
b. osteocytes
c. osteoclasts
d. chondrocytes
c. osteoclasts
What part of the skeleton includes the upper and lower limbs?
appendicular skeleton
Lacunae are connected to each other by the _______.
a. central canals
b. Volkmann’s canals
c. lamellae
d. canaliculi
d. canaliculi
Which part of the long bone are you studying if you are looking at the articular cartilage?
a. osteons
b. epiphysis
c. central canal
d. diaphysis
b. epiphysis
The bone cell that produces the bony matrix in a developing bone is the _________.
a. osteocyte
b. osteoclast
c. osteoblast
d. chondrocyte
c. osteoblast
Newly produced bony matrix that has not yet been mineralized is called __________.
a. epiphyseal plate
b. osteoid seam
c. calcification front
d. articular cartilage
b. osteoid seam
An example of an axial bone is the _______.
a. scapula
b. ilium
c. femur
d. sternum
sternum
Central canals are connected to each other by _______.
a. Volkmann’s canals
b. lamellae
c. canaliculi
d. lacunae
a. Volkmann's canals
Which of the following would not be found in the long bone of a thirty-year-old adult?
a. red bone marrow
b. articular cartilage
c. yellow bone marrow
d. epiphyseal plate
d. epiphyseal plate
The primary ossification center of a long bone is found in the _________.
a. epiphysis
b. diaphysis
c. periosteum
d. endosteum
b. diaphysis
Which of the following is not a stage of bone repair?
a. callus formation
b. hematoma formation
c. bone collar formation
d. bone remodeling
c. bone collar formation
Phalanges are classified as _______ bones.
a. short
b. long
c. flat
d. irregular
b. long
Collagen is found in the _______.
a. lacunae
b. central canals
c. lamellae
d. canaliculi
c. lamellae
Spongy bone is made up of small, flat pieces of bone called _________.
a. red bone marrow
b. yellow bone marrow
c. osteons
d. trabeculae
d. trabeculae
Which structure plays an important role in the growth in width of long bones?
a. spongy bone
b. articular cartilage
c. periosteum
d. epiphyseal plate
c. periosteum
Rickets can result from an insufficiency of which vitamin?
a. A
b. C
c. D
d. E
C. D