Chapter 6 Test

Question 1

The hollow area in the shaft of long bones were marrow is located is called the

Answer 1

Medullary cavity

Question 2

The needle like threads of spongy bone or called the

Answer 2

Tranbeculae

Question 3

The structural units of compact bone are the

Answer 3

Haversian systems

Question 4

Osteocytes and chondrocytes live in small spaces in the matrix called

Answer 4

Lacunae

Question 5

Phone reabsorbing cells are called

Answer 5

Osteoclasts

Question 6

Bone forming cells are called

Answer 6

Osteoblasts

Question 7

The process of forming bone from Cartlidge is called

Answer 7

Endochondral ossification

Question 8

if the structure remains between the epiphysis and diaphysis, then bone growth can continue

Answer 8

Epiphyseal plate

Question 9

The two major divisions of the human skeleton are the blank skeleton in the blanks skeleton

Answer 9

Axial and appendicular

Question 10

The three types of joints named based on the amount of movement they allow our

Answer 10

Synarthroses, amphiarthoses, diarthroses

Question 11

Courts or bands made of strong connective tissue you hold two bones together

Answer 11

Ligaments

Question 12

Strong fibrous membrane covering a long phone everywhere except for the joint is called

Answer 12

Periosteum

Question 13

The end of a long bone is called

Answer 13

Epiphysis

Question 14

The shaft of a long bone is called the

Answer 14

Diaphysis

Question 15

The thin layer of Cartlidge on the ends of bones or they form joints is called the

Answer 15

Articular Cartlidge