Skeletal System - Part 1

Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone.

• Trabeculae

• Articuler cartilage

• Periosteum

• Spongy tissue

Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.

• Endosteum

• Periosteum

• Articular cartilage

• Synovial cartilage

Dense bone tissue that have a continuous extracellular matrix with no gaps.

• Spongy Bone

• Endosteum

• Compact Bone

• Periosteum

This bone has irregular interconnecting spaces between bony plates.

• Spongy bone

• Compact Bone

• Irregular Bone

• Wish Bone

True or False: Both compact and spongy bone are strong and resist bending.

• True

• False

Cavity in the diaphysis that contain red or yellow marrow.

• Medullary Cavity

• Marrow cavity

• Nerve cavity

• All of the above

Tissue lining the medullary cavity in a bone.

• Periosteum

• Lacunae

• Endosteum

• Lamellae

Soft connective tissue found in the spaces in bones

• Trabeculae

• Osteon

• Osteocyte

• Marrow

True or False. Bone structure reflects its function.

• True

• False

Central canals contain _________ that nourish the cells of osteons.

• Food sources

• Marrow

• Blood vessels

• Oxygen