Developmental Aspects Of Bones

The hollow part of the bone that contains bone marrow.

• medullar cavity

• canaliculi

• spongy bone

• periosteum

The main or midsection (shaft) of a long bone.

• diaphysis

• distal epiphysis

• proximal epiphysis

• articular cartilage

The rounded portions at the ends of a bone

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

• metaphysis

• articular cartilage

What is the shape of metacarpals?

• irregular

• long

• short

• flat

This is the storage of fats in bones.

• red marrow

• yellow marrow

• medullary cavity

• spongy bones

Large bone cells that dissolve the bone for the process of resorption and remodeling.

• Osteocytes

• Osteoclasts

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Protein mixture secreted by osteoblasts that forms the organic matrix of bone

• Osteoclast

• Osteoblast

• Osteon

• Osteoid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The cells required for bone synthesis and mineralization, both during the initial formation of bone and during bone remodeling.

• Osteon

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts

• Osteocytes

What is the shape of a vertebrae?

• flat

• irregular

• long

• short

Colored parts are the tarsal bones. What is the shape of tarsals?

• flat

• irregular

• short

• long