Bone Formation Quiz

What is the term for bone formation?

• Osteosarcoma

• Osteomalacia

• Osteoporosis

• Osteogenesis

What type of ossification occurs directly from fibrous connective tissue membranes?

• Endochondral ossification

• Intramembranous ossification

• Appositional ossification

• Perichondral ossification

What is the condition called when osteoid accumulates in excess due to a failure of calcium or phosphate supply?

• Osteogenesis imperfecta

• Rickets

• Osteoporosis

• Osteosarcoma

How does bone growth occur?

• By intramembranous growth

• By endochondral growth

• By interstitial growth

• By appositional growth

What type of cells differentiate into osteoblasts?

• Adipocytes

• Chondrocytes

• Fibroblasts

• Osteogenic cells

What is formed around periosteal blood vessels during bone growth?

• Trabeculae

• Concentric lamellae

• Compact bone

• Cancellous bone

Which zone of the epiphyseal plate is responsible for the proliferation of cartilage cells?

• Zone of Hypertrophic Cartilage

• Zone of Ossification

• Zone of Resting Cartilage

• Zone of Proliferating Cartilage

What is the first step in bone fracture repair?

• Formation of a fracture hematoma

• Remodeling into compact bone

• Reestablishment of blood vessels

• Replacement by woven bone

What type of tissue replaces the fracture hematoma during repair?

• Cancellous bone

• Procallus tissue

• Compact bone

• Cartilage tissue

What type of bone is formed during the later stages of fracture repair?

• Fibrous bone

• Cancellous bone

• Compact bone

• Woven bone