CH 6-9 Review Q's Flashcards
What is the function of the skeletal system?
- Support
- Hematopoietic site
- Storage
- Povideing levers for muscle activity
A bone with approximately the same width, length, and height is most likely?
A Short Bone
The shaft of a long bone is properly called the?
Diaphysis
Sites of hematopoiesis include all but?
a. red marrow cavities of spongy bone
b. the diploe of flat bones
c. medullary cavities in bones of infants
d. medullary cavities in bones of a healthy adult
D. medullary cavities in bones of healthy adult
An osteon has?
a. a central canal carrying blood vessels
b. concentric lamellae
c. osteocytes in lacunae
d. canaliculi that connect lacunae to the central canal
e. all of these
e. all of these
The organic portion of matrix is important in providing all but?
a. Tensile Strength
b. hardness
c. ability to resit strethch
d. flexibility
b. hardness
The flat bones of the skull develop from?
Fiborous Connective Tissue
The remodeling of bone is a function of which cells?
Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts
Bone remodeling in adults is regulated and directed mainly by?
Mechanical Stress and PTH
Where within the epiphyseal plate are the dividing cartilage cells located?
Farthest from the shaft
Wolffs law is concerned with?
The thickness and shape of a bone being determined by mechanical and gravitaitional stesses placed on it
Formation of the bony callus in fracture repair is followed by?
bone remodeling to convert woven bone to compact bone
The fracture type in which bone ends are incompletely separated?
Greenstick
The disorder in which bones are porous and thin but bone composition is normal is?
Osteoporosis
What are the functions of bones?
- Support
- Protection
- Movement
- Mineral and Growth factor Storage
- Blood cell formation (hematopoiesis)
- Triglyceride (fat) storage
Where is hyline cartilage found?
Catilage in nose, Cartilage of joint, Costal catilage, Thyroid cartilage, Trachea, cricoid cartilage, lung
Where is Elastic cartilage found?
Epiglottis, Cartilage in ear
Where is Fibrocartilage found?
Cartilage in intervertebral dic, meniscus , pubic symphysis