Question 1

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   articular cartilage
B)   metaphysis
C)   epiphysis
D)   diaphysisE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Choose the structures that most directly provide nutrients and remove wastes from osteocytes in compact bone.

Accepted Answer

A)   perforating (Volkmann's)  canals
B)   central canals
C)   nutrient foramens
D)   canaliculiE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The trabeculae of spongy bone are oriented toward lines of stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ossification of the ends of long bones ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is produced by secondary ossification centers
B)   involves medullary cavity formation
C)   takes twice as long as diaphysis ossification
D)   is a characteristic of intramembranous bone formationE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?

Accepted Answer

A)   the lengthening of hyaline cartilage
B)   along the edges only of existing osteons, making each osteon larger
C)   growth at the epiphyseal plate
D)   the secretion of new matrix against the external face of existing cartilageE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which hormone increases osteoclast activity to release more calcium ions into the bloodstream?

Accepted Answer

A)   parathyroid hormone
B)   calcitonin
C)   thyroxine
D)   estrogenE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Compare the starts of intramembranous ossification and endochondral ossification.

Accepted Answer

Intramembranous ossification starts in c...

Question 8

Bones are covered and lined by a protective tissue called periosteum. The inner (osteogenic) layer consists primarily of________.

Accepted Answer

A)   osteogenic cells
B)   cartilage and compact bone
C)   dense irregular connective tissue
D)   chondrocytes and osteocytesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Select the bone disorder in which bone resorption outpaces bone deposit, leaving the person with thin and often very fragile bones.

Accepted Answer

A)   osteomalacia
B)   Paget's disease
C)   rickets
D)   osteoporosisE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Explain why swimming is not generally recommended as an exercise to prevent osteoporosis.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical stress and gravity ...

Question 11

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

Accepted Answer

A)   support
B)   communication
C)   production of blood cells (hematopoiesis) 
D)   storage of mineralsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Create an analogy for the chemical composition of bone using highway construction.

Accepted Answer

In highway construction metal rebar is u...

Question 13

What can a deficiency of growth hormone during bone formation cause?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased osteoclast activity
B)   decreased osteoclast activity
C)   decreased epiphyseal plate activity
D)   inadequate calcification of boneE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

What is found in a central (Haversian) canal?

Accepted Answer

Small blood vessels ...

Question 15

Spongy bone contains________.

Accepted Answer

A)   trabeculae
B)   osseous lamellae
C)   osteons
D)   lamellar boneE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

While on spring break from college, June fell on the pavement and broke her wrist. At the emergencyroom, a resident placed a cast on her wrist after manipulating the bones. It seemed to heal within a few months. Now, decades later she has noticed lumps in the area where the break happened and she has been complaining of pain. What could be causing the lumps and the pain?

Accepted Answer

June probably has "b...

Question 17

All bones stop growing by the end of adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In newborn infants, the medullary cavity and all areas of spongy bone contain yellow bone marrow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the epiphyseal plate, cartilage grows ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   from the edges inward
B)   in a circular fashion
C)   by pushing the epiphysis away from the diaphysis
D)   by pulling the diaphysis toward the epiphysisE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The term diploë refers to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   two types of marrow found within most bones
B)   internal layer of spongy bone in flat bones
C)   double-layered nature of the connective tissue covering the bone
D)   fact that most bones are formed of two types of bone tissueE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Choose the structures that most directly provide nutrients and remove wastes from osteocytes in compact bone.

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All bones stop growing by the end of adolescence.

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In newborn infants, the medullary cavity and all areas of spongy bone contain yellow bone marrow.

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