Anatomy Chapter 5 Skeletal System

Which type of cartilage is the most abundant skeletal cartilage?

• Elastic

• Hyaline

• Costal

Which type of cartilage is found between your sternum and ribs?

• Costal

• Elastic

• Hyaline

The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that...

• Bone diameter is decreasing

• Bone is dead

• Bone length is increasing

Regarding the skeletal system, bulges, depressions, and holes serve as...

• conduits for blood vessels and nerves

• joint surfaces

• sites of attachment for muscles, ligaments, and tendons

• all of the above

The outer fibrous layer of bone is referred to as the..

• periosteum

• endosteum

• peripheral osteum

• surroundosteum

Bone forming cells are called...

• osteocytes

• osteoclasts

• osteoblasts

• osteoid

Mature bone cells are called...

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteoid

Large cells that reabsorb or break down bone matrix are called...

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteoid

A _________ is a round or oval opening through a bone

• sinus

• joint

• foramen

A __________ is a cavity within a bone.

• joint

• sinus

• foramen