Unit 2 concept 1

Which type of bone is typically longer than it is wide?

• Short bone

• Flat bone

• Long bone

• Irregular bone

Which type of bone has complex shapes?

• Long bone

• Short bone

• Flat bone

• Irregular bone

This image is a ______

• short bone

• flat bone

• irregular bone

• long bone

What is the main purpose of the large surface area of flat bones?

• Storing nutrients

• Attaching to muscles

• Producing white blood cells

• Supporting weight

What is the basic structural unit of compact bone?

• Osteons

• Lamella

• Haversian canal

• Osteocytes

What do osteoblasts do as bone forms?

• Absorb bone tissue

• Calcify bone

• Maintain bone structure

• Transport nutrients

What are the two main types of bone tissue?

• dense bone and porous bone

• hard bone and soft bone

• compact bone and spongy bone

• solid bone and hollow bone

The cells present in bone are called....

• Red blood cells

• Platelets

• Monocytes

• Osteocytes

Immature bone cells that build bone are

• osteoblasts
• osteoclasts
• osteocytes
• osteons

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

• periosteum
• spongy bone
• osteoblast
• compact bone