One of the functions of bone is "electrolyte balance."
Which of the following best represents this role.
C)
Which of the following best describes the role of a lacuna in the bone?
D)
Cartilage grows by 2 mechanisms: interstitial growth and appositional growth. Which pair of terms best describes the methods?
C)
The shaft of a bone is known as the
C)
The growth zone of a lone bone is referred to as the
A)
A tissue that surrounds a long bone, made of a double layer of connective tissue, is referred to as the :
C)
What type of bone tissue surrounds a medullary cavity.
B)
Sharpey's fibers, located on the periphery of a bone, are
B)
The lattice of spongy bone, consisting of plates, rods, and spines, is called.
D)
The end of a long bone is referred to as the
B)
Examples of bones that are "irregular" in shape are
B)
Which of the following is squamous epithelium that lines the medullary cavity of a bone to begin the formation of marrow?
B)
Passing through the periostum of bones are arteries, veins, and
D)
Which of the following bones is considered to be flat?
C)
Which of the following is classified as a long bone?
D)
The epiphyseal plate is located in the
D)
Once an endochondral bone has completed its ossification, the bone now has a ____ where the old epiphyseal plate existed.
C)
Bones are
D)
In compact bone, the Haversian canals go the length of the bone. What are the connectors from one Haversian canal to another?
B)
Cancellous bone is often referred to as ____ bone.
B)
Cancellous bone has spaces within that are deigned for the housing of
B)
An osteaon (Haversian system) is actually
B)
Since bone is a connective tissue, it has all the necessary features of a connective tissure including matrix. What makes up the matrix of a bone?
A)
If collagen and minerals are removed from a bone, what happens to the bone?
D)
Which of the following types of bone develps out of a non-carilage connective tissue scaffold?
D)
Bone cells that manufacture new bone are known as
B)
The center of an osteon is known as a Heversian canal. What passes through the center of the canal?
B)
Which of the following types of cells puts calcium and phosphorus into bone as well as manufatures bone?
D)
Osteocytes must have the ability to receive nutrients from the blood and an ability to return wastes to the blood. Connectors between the osteocytes and the blood vessels are known as:
D)
Osteoclasts are active cells that tear down bone. They do this by secreating an enzyme that dissoves the collagen in the bone matrix. Which of the follwoing is that enzyme?
B)
In children and adolescents, what is the epiphyseal plate composed of?
D)
Normal formation of bone is known as osteogenesis. Another term for bone formation is
D)
Endrochondral ossification begins at what age?
A)
Endochondral ossification ends at what age?
D)
The bone formed by endochondral ossification is called ___ bone.
D)
Most of the peripheral skeleton of a 7 month old fetus is primarily
B)
The term "appositional growth" refers to bone growth that occurs
D)
The epiphyseal plate is the zone of
C)
The epiphyseal plate is divided into 4 zones. The region where the bone grows longer is the zone of
B)
The epiphyseal plate is divided into 4 zones. The region where chondrocytes mature and enlarge is the zone of
D)
The epiphyseal plate is divided into 4 zones. The region where the
carilage matrix is mineralized with calcium carbonate is the zone of
D)
2 of the primary hormones for bone growth and development are:
C)
Intramembranous ossification results in the formation of bones that belong to which class of bones.
C)
Before the process of intramembranous offification, which of the following type of tissue is found in the associated membranes of the skull and clavicles.
C)
The process of intramembranous ossification begins when?
B)
The type of cell that brings about intramembranous ossification are:
B) Osteoblasts
The development of the fontanel is brought about by
C)
Woven bone is fromed during which of the following situations?
D)
Lamellar bone is bone that
C)
If a 12 year old were to fracture their epiphyseal plate, the result of the damage could be that the bone
C)
Which of the following is the most accurate definition of "bone remodeling"?
C)
Following a bone fracture a callus builds around the fracture site. Callus is a
A)
Which of the following fractures refers to a fracture of a bone in multiple pieces?
A)
Which of the following fractures is often referred to as being a "greenstick" fracture?
C)
Which of the following fractures goes all the way through a bone, but does not break it into mulitple pieces?
A)
The term "calcium homeostasis" refers to which of the follwoing?
A)
Which of the following glands plays a major role in calcium homeostasis?
D)
If blood calcium levels decrease, which of the following hormones is released to take calcium out of bones and put it into the blood?
A)
If blood calcium levels increase, which of the following hormones is released to take calcium from the blood and place into the bones?
B)
Calcitrol is a(n)
D)
The general function of calcitriol in relation to bone cell activity is that it
