Chapter 11 Practice Questions Flashcards
Which of the following is a cordlike structure formed from fibrous connective tissue that connects bones together?
ligaments
Select all that are parts of a long bone: • Medullary cavity • Suture • Epiphysis • Periosteum
- Medullary cavity
- Epiphysis
- Periosteum
Rank in order as they occur the four steps of bone repair: • Hematoma • Bony callus • Fibrocartilaginous callus • Remodeling
- Hematoma
- Fibrocartilaginous callus
- Bony callus
- Remodeling
What makes cartilage specifically suited for absorbing impact?
It lacks nerves
The bone tissue that consists of units called osteons is called ______ bone tissue.
compact
Where are trabeculae found?
Spongy bone
Select all of the following situations that require bone remodeling • Development • Shape changing • Breaking • Healing
- Shape changing
* Healing
______ refers to the formation of bone.
Ossification
Select all of the connective tissue of the skeletal system: • Muscle • Nerve • Tendon • Bone • Cartilage • Ligament
- Bone
- Cartilage
- Ligament
Most bones grow in length and width during adolescence, but some continue enlarging until about age:
25 years
The tiny chambers in osteons that contain osteocytes are ______.
Lacunae
Where is the periosteum located?
It is a layer of fibrous connective tissue that covers a bone
A chemical messenger produced in one place in the body and acting on another is a ______.
Hormone
Which of the following are functions of the human skeletal system? • Produces blood cells • Secretes hormones • Transmits impulses • Stores necessary minerals • Protects internal organs
- Produces blood cells
- Stores necessary minerals
- Protects internal organs
A bone’s ability to respond throughout life to injury and stress is called bone ______.
Remodeling
What is the cavity in the diaphysis that is filled with yellow bone marrow?
Medullary cavity
Select all of the following that describes cartilage: • Within lacunae • Compact or spongy • No blood vessels • No nerves • Get-like matrix
- Within lacunae
- No blood vessels
- No nerves
- Get-like matrix
Bones that form between sheets of fibrous connective tissue develop through ______ ossification.
Intramembranous
Select all of the following that characterize the epiphysis of a long bone: • Blood cells are made here • Composed of spongy bone • Coated with hyaline cartilage • Contains yellow bone marrow
- Blood cells are made here
- Composed of spongy bone
- Coated with hyaline cartilage
Which of the following contains rows of cells with collagen fibers arranged in bundles? A. Fibrous connective tissue B. Fibrocartilage C. Hyaline cartilage D. Elastic dartilage
Fibrous connective tissue
What process regulates calcium in the blood?
Bone recycling
Simple break
The break does not pierce the skin
Spiral break
A ragged break due to twisted bone
Compound break
The bone pierces the skin
Incomplete break
The bone is not in separate parts
Impacted break
The broken ends are wedged together
What gives flexibility to elastic cartilage?
Elastin fibers
______ are mature bone cells that maintain the structure of bone.
Osteocytes
What is the function of red bone marrow?
The production of blood cells
Select all of the following statements that describe osteocytes:
• Mature bone cell
• Maintain the structure of the bone
• Derived from osteoblasts
• Promote deposition of calcium salts into the matrix
- Mature bone cell
- Maintain the structure of the bone
- Derived from osteoblasts
IN bone tissue, cells called osteoclasts break the tissue matrix down and deposit ______ and ______ into the blood.
Calcium, and phosphate
Which cell promotes the calcification or ossification of the matrix?
Osteoblast
Bone stress and exercise will lead to ______ stimulation, as opposed to osteoclast stimulation.
Osteoblast
Osteoblast
Bone forming cell
Osteoclast
Bone recylcing cell
Oseocyte
Bone maintaining cell
Select all of the following that describe yellow bone marrow: • Production of white blood cells • Fat storage • Production of red blood cells • An energy reserve
- Fat storage
* An energy reserve
The ______ is the central shaft, the largest part, of the long bone.
Diaphysis
During endochondral ossification, ______ tissue is gradually replaced by a calcified ______ matrix.
Cartilage, bone
Select all of the following that describe an osteocyte: • Break down bone • Derived from osteoblasts • Mature bone cell • Maintain the structure of bone • Derived from osteoclasts
- Derived from osteoblasts
- Mature bone cell
- Maintain the structure of bone
