Skeletal System Notes Check

What bone is an irregular bone?

• Patella

• Sternum

• Vertebra

• Rib

A place where two bones meet (also called a joint)

• diaphysis

• metaphysis

• epiphysis

• articulation

The two key mineral salts stored in bone tissue are

• calcium and potassium

• sodium and potassium

• calcium and phosphorus

• sodium and phosphorus

Hemopoiesis occurs in

• red bone marrow

• yellow bone marrow

• periosteum

• endosteum

The femur is what type of bone?

• sesamoid

• irregular

• short

• long

A bone that grows inside a tendon is what type of bone?

• sesamoid

• irregular

• short

• long

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 

What is B pointing to in the picture?

• Adipose

• Spongy Bone

• Compact Bone

• Articular Cartilage