Chapter 6 Quiz Show Flashcards
The scapulae are considered part of the ______ skeleton.
a. axial
b. vertebral
c. appendicular
d. arm
c. appendicular
The scapula is classified as a _________ bone.
a. long
b. short
c. flat
d. irregular
c. flat
Bones that form within tendons are classified as ________ bones.
a. flat
b. axial
c. sesamoid
d. irregular
c. sesamoid
An example of an axial bone is the ________.
a. scapula
b. ilium
c. femur
d. sternum
d. sternum
Phalanges are classified as _______ bones.
a. short
b. long
c. flat
d. irregular
b. long
The structural unit of compact bone is the _______.
a. osteon
b. osteocyte
c. lamella
d. central canal
a. osteon
Osteocytes are found in _______.
a. central canals
b. perforating canals
c. lacunae
d. lamellae
c. lacunae
What anchors the periosteum to the underlying bone?
a. Osteocytes
b. Trabeculae
c. Canaliculi
d. Perforating fibers
d. perforating fibers
Central canals are connected to each other by _______.
a. perforating canals
b. lamellae
c. canaliculi
d. lacunae
a. perforating canals
In bone, collagen is found in the _______.
a. lacunae
b. central canals
c. lamellae
d. canaliculi
c. lamellae
The shaft of a long bone is called the ________.
a. epiphysis
b. diaphysis
c. metaphysis
d. epiphyseal line
b. diaphysis
The membrane that covers most of the outer surface of a long bone is the ________.
a. epiphyseal plate
b. endosteum
c. metaphysis
d. periosteum
d. periosteum
Which part of the long bone are you studying if you are looking at the articular cartilage?
a. Osteon
b. Epiphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Diaphysis
b. epiphysis
Which of the following would NOT be found in the long bone of a 30-year-old adult?
a. Red bone marrow
b. Articular cartilage
c. Yellow bone marrow
d. Epiphyseal plate
d. epiphyseal plate
Spongy bone is made up of small, flat pieces of bone called _________.
a. perforating canals
b. canaliculi
c. osteons
d. trabeculae
d. trabeculae