Bones (Classification and Composition)

Bones are comprised of which of the following tissues? Check all that apply.

• blood

• nervous tissue

• dense connective tissue

Which of the following are true about bones (click all that apply).

• Bones are 'alive'.

• considered non living tissue

• Bones provide attachment points for muscles

• Bones store inorganic salts.

The bones shown in red are the femur, which is a long bone. Which of the following are true of long bones? Click all that apply.

• Long and Narrow

• Have expanded ends

• Cube like in shape

• Includes sesamoid bones

• Are plate like with broad surfaces

Your patella is considered a sesamoid bone. Which of the following are true of sesamoid bones? Click all that apply.

• sesamoid bones are cube-like in shape

• sesamoid bones are embedded in tendons

• sesamoid bones are flat bones

• sesamoid bones are short bones

• sesamoid bones have expanded ends

Bones of the cranium (area surrounding the brain) are classified as...

• flat bones because they have expanded ends.

• flat bones because they are platelike with broad surfaces.

• short bones because they are cubelike and embedded in tendons.

• long bones they have expanded ends.

Which term refers to the expanded end of a long bone?

• trabeculae

• metaphysis

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

#4 in the diagram is identifying the

• metaphysis

• epiphysis

• dipahysis

• trabeculae

The bone shaft is called the

• epiphysis

• metaphysis

• diaphysis

• tracebulae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Theblue arrow pointing to the blue #4 identifies which structure?

• metaphysis

• epiphysis

• diaphysis

• trabeculae

When used in ANATOMY, the word "articulate" (verb) means...

• "to speak"

• "furthest from"

• "to form a joint"

• "smoothing "