Skeletal system ( Anatomy,Bone Development and Bone Growth)

Bone develops from fibrous membranes and cartilage. Which of the following is the term referring to the development of bone from cartilage?

• periosteal ossification

• intramembranous ossification

• endochondral ossification

• appositional ossification

The marrow cavity of bones will form during development. What cells are responsible for “carving out” or forming the marrow cavity?

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteocytes

• osteogenic cells

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Bones can grow longer when the cartilage cells in the __________ begin to divide.

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

• epiphyseal plate

• periosteum

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Which of the following occurs in the spongy bone of the epiphysis?

• bone growth

• bone remodeling

• hematopoiesis

• shock absorption

The fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone is the ________.

• periosteum

• epiphysis

• endosteum

• diaphysis

Which of the following are only found in cancellous bone?

• canaliculi

• Volkmann’s canals

• trabeculae

• calcium salts

Which of the following bones is (are) formed by intramembranous ossification?

• the metatarsals

• the femur

• the ribs

• the flat bones of the cranium

Bones grow in diameter due to bone formation ________.

• in the medullary cavity

• beneath the periosteum

• in the epiphyseal plate

• within the metaphysis

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of zones in the epiphyseal plate?

• calcification, reserved, proliferation, maturation

• proliferation, reserved, maturation, calcification

• calcification, maturation, proliferation, reserved

• maturation, proliferation, reserved, calcification

What is the first stage of fracture healing process?

• formation of compact bone

• formation of hematoma

• formation of spongy bone

• formation of internal and external callus

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