Skeletal System Bones and Bone Tissue

Important functions of the skeletal system include

A band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is a(n)

Ligaments attach

Chondroblasts produce

The type of cartilage associated with bone function and development is

Perichondrium

Cartilage Characteristics

The proper sequence of events in bone repair is

External Callus

When blood calcium levels are low

Which of the following is correctly

An example of a long bone would be

An X-ray determines that Peter fractured the shaft of his humerus.  The break is in the _____________ of the bone.

Which of the following membranes covers the surface of a mature bone?

Some marrow of long bones is termed "yellow" marrow under normal conditions. The function of yellow marrow is to

Some marrow of long bones is termed "red" marrow. The function of red marrow is to

Bone remodeling

The medullary cavity is

Collagen and calcium hydroxyapatite are the prumary constituents

The compression (weight-bearing) strength of bone matrix is due to the presence of

Bone remodeling and repair

The cell type that is responsible for maintaining bone once it has been formed is the

Which of the following cell types is responsible for breaking down bone matrix?

The primary function of osteoblasts is to

The remodeling of bone tissue is a function of

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Which of the following is mismatched?

Concellous bone tissue

A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes

Haversian systems

The type of lamellae found in osteons (haversian systems) is

Lamellar bone

You would look for concentric lamellae

Intramembranous ossification

Appositional

Arrange the following events in endochondral ossification in proper sequence:

If an X-ray shows a black area in the region of the epiphyseal plate,

Long bones grow in the length at the

The longitudinal growth of long bones ceases when