Skeletal Tissue

The placticity of cartilage is due to this jelly-like substance:

• Collagen

• Chondroiton sulfate

• Synovial fluid

• Plasma

Which of the following is not a type of cartilage?

• Hyaline

• Fibrocartilage

• Compact

• Elastic

Hyaline cartilage is found in the ribs, nose, trachea, and where?

• Ends of long bones

• Ear

• Epiglottis

• Patella

The ear is made of a threadlike network of elastic fibers known as?

• Fibrocartilage

• Hyaline cartilage

• Elastic cartilage

Articular cartilage that covers the epiphyses of long bones is

• Hyaline cartilage

• Elastic cartilage

• Fibrocartilage

The bone matrix is comprised of

• 25% water, 50% collagen for tensile strength, 25% hydroxyapatite for compression strength

• 50% water, 25% collagen for flexibility, 25% hydroxyapatite for hardness

• 60% hydroxyapatite for compression strength, 25% water, 15% collagen for flexibility

• 25% water, 50% calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate for compression strength, 25% collagen for flexibility and tensile strength

Which of the following has a different lineage from the others?

• Osteogenic cells

• Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes

• Osteoclasts

Hematopoiesis takes place in

• Cortical bone

• Cancellous bone

• Interstitial lamellae

• Volkmann’s canals

Osteocytes are housed within the

• Canaliculi

• Central canal

• Lacunae

• Perforating canals

What is the letter C pointing to in this image?

• Central Canal

• Perforating canal

• Lacunae

• Osteon