Bone Structure and Physiology Quiz Review

Name

What is the name of the long, middle section of a long bone?

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

• epiphyseal plate

• periosteum

What is the tough layer of connective tissue surrounding the bone called?

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

• epiphyseal plate

• periosteum

What is the medullary cavity of an 8 year-old boy's bone likely filled with?

• yellow marrow

• periosteum

• red marrow

• compact bone

Which structure in the image is the osteon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are the 'little beams' that make up spongy bone called?

• concentric lamellae

• trabeculae

• osteons

• osteocytes

What is the structure called that holds the bone together temporarily when it is broken?

• a hematoma.

• an osteon.

• osteoid.

• a callus.

Which substance allows bones to maintain flexibility?

• osteoid

• osteocytes

• calcitonin

• hydroxyapatite

8. To balance the blood calcium levels, two hormones work together. What are they?

(a)  

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

In ossification, chondrocytes divide and secrete minerals that harden the ____________.

• osteoclasts

• hematoma

• matrix

• osteoblasts