Bone Physiology

The shaft of long bones is the ___________?

• Diaphysis

• Endosteum

• Epiphysis

• Medullary Canal

The membrane that lines the medullary/marrow cavity is the _______.

• Periosteum

• Endosteum

• Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

Areas where two or more bones join together are ______.

• Foramina

• Processes

• Joints

• Ligaments

The formation of bone from hyaline cartilage is known as _____.

• Osteoporosis

• Intramembraneous Ossification

• Endochondral Ossification

• Fetal Ossification

Osteoporosis results in increased productivity of _____ and the decreased productivity of ________.

• Osteoblasts, Osteoclasts

• Osteoclasts, Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes, Osteoclasts

• Osteocytes, Osteoblasts

The epiphyses consist mainly of this type of bone.

• Compact

• Spongy

• Cartilage

• Osteon

Which portion of the bone contains the primary ossification center?

• Medullary cavity

• Epiphysis

• Haversians Canal

• Diaphysis

If calcitocin secretion is triggered, what has happened to the blood calcium levels in the body?

• It is too high

• It is too low

• Nothing, calcitocin secretion is normal

• Blood calcium has no effect on calcitocin

Of the four main tissue types, the skeletal system consists of which two?

• Connective, nervous

• Connective, epithelial

• Blood, bone

• Connective, muscle

A woman with high parathyroid hormone levels and low calcitocin levels would most likely be given what diagnosis?

• Osteogenesis Imperfecta

• Myeloma

• Paget's Disease

• Osteoporosis