Skeletal System Flashcards
Which of the following causes bone matrix synthesis and calcification?
Osteoblasts.
Which of the following correctly describes the difference between compact bone and spongy bone?
Spongy bone is lighter than compact bone.
______ is an inflammatory conditions of the joints brought on by the gradual wear-and-tear of cartilage that lines the articular ends of bones.
Osteoarthritis.
Which of the following is a flat bone?
Scapulae.
Blood vessels that supply nutrients and oxygen enter the bone tissues through the __________.
Volkmann canals.
Physiologically, bone resorption and deposition are in equilibrium. Which of the following is the result of inhibition of bone resorption and prevention of calcium removal from the bone?
Hypocalcemia.
The epiphyseal plate, which is responsible for the growth in the length of a bone, is made of which of the following?
Cartilage.
The yellow marrow-containing space found within adult bone diaphysis is called the:
Medullary cavity.
A chronic inflammation of joints due to autoimmune destruction of articular cartilage is called _______.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
Sesamoid bones develop from tendons. Which of the following are sesamoid bones?
Patellae.
Which of the following causes bone matrix resorption during bone growth and remodeling?
Osteoclasts.
When someone is immobile, they may experience loss of bone density due to _______.
Demineralization.
Fragile bones due to production of deficient or defective collagen as a result of a genetic defect is a characteristic of which of the following conditions?
Brittle Bone Disease.
The site where two or more bones meet is called a ________.
Joint.
Which of the following bones is responsible for side-to-side movement of the head?
Axis.
The inhibition of activity or function of osteoblasts at the epiphyseal plate will result in which of the following?
The mineralization of bone matrix will be halted.
Which of the following structures allows motion around a single axis and only permits flexion and extension?
Hinge joint.
Which of the following structures connects a bone and a muscle together and serves to move the bone?
Tendons.
_________ is the tough connective tissue that covers the bone surface.
Periosteum.
Which of the following is a component of the axial skeleton that does not form a joint with other bones of the human body?
Hyoid bone.
