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
Which of the following is NOT a bone projection?
a. Head
b. Meatus
c. Tuberosity
d. Crest
b. meatus
Which bone marking would most likely be part of a joint?
a. Condyle
b. Epicondyle
c. Meatus
d. Crest
a. condyle
The bone cell that produces the bony matrix in a developing bone is the _________.
a. osteocyte
b. osteoclast
c. osteoblast
d. chondrocyte
c. osteoblast
The primary ossification center of a long bone is found in the _________.
a. epiphysis
b. diaphysis
c. periosteum
d. endosteum
b. diaphysis
Which structure plays an important role in widening long bones?
a. Medullary cavity
b. Articular cartilage
c. Periosteum
d. Epiphyseal plate
c. periosteum
A vitamin that is important for calcium absorption in the intestine is ______.
a. vitamin A
b. vitamin C
c. vitamin D
d. all of the above
c. vitamin D
Which disease is often discovered by accident when X-ray films are taken and causes a spotty weakening of the bones?
a. Osteoporosis
b. Osteomalacia
c. Rickets
d. Paget’s disease
d. Paget’s disease
Newly produced bony matrix that has NOT yet been mineralized is called a(n) __________.
a. epiphyseal plate
b. osteoid seam
c. calcification front
d. articular cartilage
b. osteoid seam
Which of the following is NOT a stage of bone repair?
a. Callus formation
b. Hematoma formation
c. Bone collar formation
d. Bone remodeling
c. bone collar formation
Which of the following is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
a. Androgen-suppressing drugs
b. Hormone replacement therapy
c. Selective estrogen receptor modulators
d. Statins
a. androgen-suppressing drugs
Compact bone is replaced approximately every ___ year(s).
a. 1
b. 3
c. 10
d. 20
c. 10
