Bone Structure and Function

Structure #1 is the 

• osteon
• lamellae
• lacunae
• periosteum

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Structure #4 is a/n

• osteon
• osteocyte
• lacuna
• osteoblast

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Structures #6 are  

• osteons
• lamellae
• lacunae
• canaliculi

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Structures #8, the cavities surrounding structures #5, are the

• osteons
• lamellae
• lacunae
• osteocytes

Structure #5 is the 

• medullary cavity
• periosteum
• epiphysis
• diaphysis

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The shaft of the bone is also called the

• epiphysis
• diaphysis
• endosteum
• periosteum

Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?

• diaphysis
• epiphysis
• periosteum
• endosteum

The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the

• periosteum
• spongy bone
• osteoblast
• compact bone

Osteoblasts' function is to...

• signal to osteocytes when to secrete more bone matrix
• mature into osteoclasts
• break down old bone matrix
• secrete bone matrix

Which type of bone cells are responsible for dissolving old bone matrix?

• Osteoblasts
• Osteoclasts
• Osteocytes
• Osteons