Gross Anatomy of Long Bones

The shaft of the bone is also called the

• epiphysis

• diaphysis

• endosteum

• periosteum

"Baby" cells that can build calcified bone matrix.

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts

• Canaliculi

• Lamellae

____ bones have long axes.

• short

• long

• irregular

• flat

These are __ bones

• short

• long

• irregular

• flat

The shaft of the long bone. 

• epphysis

• diaphysis

• epiphyseal line

• growth plate

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

• periosteum

• spongy bone

• osteoblast

• compact bone

Periosteum

• the membrane lining the bone cavity

• the tough membrane covering the shaft of the bone

• the shiny, articulating cartilage on the ends of a bone

• the blood vessels inside a bone

Which of the following is filled with yellow marrrow?

• medullary cavity

• spongy bone

• periosteum

• compact bone

Fibrous, superficial covering that protects diaphysis

• Periosteum

• Red Bone Marrow

• Medullary Cavity

• Compact Bone

• Epiphyseal plate

Covers the external surface of the epiphyses and decreases friction at joint surfaces

• Periosteum

• Red Bone Marrow

• Medullary Cavity

• Articular Cartilage

• Epiphyseal plate