Skeletal System - Quiz 2

The shaft of the bone is also called the

• epiphysis
• diaphysis
• endosteum
• periosteum

The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the

• periosteum
• spongy bone
• osteoblast
• compact bone

This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.

• Compact Bone
• Spongy or Cancellous Bone

If cartilage remains in this "specific" area, then growth is still occurring; it is located at the end of long bone

• Epipyseal plate
•  Medulary Cavity 
• Diaphysis 
• Endosteum 

The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 

• Epiphyseal plate 
• Medulary Cavity 
• Periosteum 
• Epiphysis 

Produce red blood cells

• Periosteum

• Red Bone Marrow

• Medullary Cavity

• Compact Bone

• Epiphyseal plate

A mature bone cell is called a _________.

• osteon
• osteocyte
• osteoclast
• osteoblast

Bone forming cells are called...

• osteoblasts
• osteocytes
• osteoclasts
• osteons

Resorbs bone.

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteons

• osteocytes

The hardening and replacement of cartilage

• ossification

• ligaments

• osteoperosis