Skeletal System Practice Test Part 1

Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress?

• trabecular none

• compact bone

• spongy bone

• irregular bone

The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the __________________.

• osteoclast

• osteoblast

• osteocyte

• chondrocyte

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

• dense fibrous connective tissue

• fibrocartilage

• elastic connective tissue

• hyaline cartilage

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

• diaphysis

• metaphysis

• epiphysis

• articular cartilage

Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length until early childhood, as well as shaping the articular surfaces?

• Haversian system

• epiphyseal plate

• lacunae

• epiphyseal line

The most abundant skeletal cartilage type is _______________.

• elastic

• epiphyseal

• fibrocartilage

• hyaline

Small spaces in bone tissue that are holes where osteocytes live.

• lacunae

• Haversian canals

• trabeculae

• Volkmann's canals

Osteogenesis is the process of:

• bone formation.

• making collagen fibers for calcified cartilage.

• bone destruction to liberate calcium.

• making a cartilage model of the fetal bone.

The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the fetal skull are called:

• areolas

• fontanelles

• sutures

• foramina

What makes up the axial skeleton?

• arms, legs, hands, and feet

• skull, vertebrae, pelvis

• shoulder and pelvic girdles

• skull, vertebrae, rib cage