Biology Exam 2

Question 1

Should the body need calcium due to a deficiency, where would your body get it?

Answer 1

Your bones, this is very bad.

Question 2

Hemopoiesis is?

Answer 2

The formation of red blood cells

Question 3

Yellow bone marrow is mostly what?

Answer 3

Fatty

Question 4

osteoblasts

Answer 4

Bone building cells

Question 5

Osteocytes

Answer 5

Bone cells

Question 6

Osteoclasts

Answer 6

Bone eaters

Question 7

Osteon

Answer 7

Groups of bone cells

Question 8

Lacunae

Answer 8

are little sections in bone where osteons live

Question 9

Canaliculi

Answer 9

Tiny canals that permit the diffusion of nutrients between osteocytes

Question 10

Perforating canals

Answer 10

Link osteons providing circulation if a blood vessel is damaged

Question 11

What does Diaphysis and epiphysis, mean

Answer 11

Diaphysis is the shaft part of a long bone, and epiphysis are the ends of the bones.

Question 12

Flat bones are composed of what kind of layers?

Answer 12

It is a spongy bone sandwich, compact bones are on the top and bottom with spongy bone in the middle. (skull bones are flat bones)

Question 13

Bone is remodeled according to what?

Answer 13

Mechanical stress

Question 14

Epimysium is what?

Answer 14

The layer wrapped around the muscles

Question 15

What is endomysium

Answer 15

Individual muscle fibers (cells)

Question 16

Perimysium is?

Answer 16

A bundle of muscle cells

Question 17

Sarco and Myo mean what?

Answer 17

Muscle