A&P Unit Exam V Review

Which of following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

• body support

• blood cell production

• protection of internal organs

• vitamin D production

The tip of a long bone is called the

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

• endosteum

• epiphyseal plate

A condition in which bone becomes riddled with holes is called

• rickets

• osteomalacia

• osteoporosis

• dwarfism

Which type of bone is the densest?

• compact bone

• cancellous bone

• spongy bone

• trabecular bone

Which of the following is not part of an osteon?

• periosteum

• osteocyte

• lamellae

• lacunae

Which of the following is true about endochondral ossification?

• begins before birth

• occurs in 2 phases

• osteoclasts create the medullary cavity

• all of the above

An incomplete bone fracture, more common in children than adults, is also called a ______________________________ fracture.

• stress

• greenstick

• comminuted

• spiral

Bones are connected to bones by __________________________.

• ligaments

• tendons

• adipose tissue

• blood cells

Bones grow in length at the ______________________________.

• endosteum

• periosteum

• epiphyseal plate

• epiphyseal line

Perforating (Volkman's) canals interconnect Haversian(central) canals.

• True

• False