Structure and Function of Skeletal System

These type of bones are typically longer than they are wide.

• Irregular

• Flat

• Short

• Long

These bones are thin and flattened.

• Flat

• Long

• Short

• Irregular

Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?

• forearm bone

• wrist bone

• femur

• thigh bone

Either end of a long bone.

• Diaphysis

• Periosteum

• Spongy Bone

• Epiphyses

Shaft of a long bone.

• Epiphysis

• Compact Bone

• Sternum

• Diaphysis

Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone.

• Trabeculae

• Articuler cartilage

• Periosteum

• Spongy tissue

Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.

• Endosteum

• Periosteum

• Articular cartilage

• Synovial cartilage

Dense bone tissue that have a continuous extracellular matrix with no gaps.

• Spongy Bone

• Endosteum

• Compact Bone

• Periosteum

This bone has irregular interconnecting spaces between bony plates.

• Spongy bone

• Compact Bone

• Irregular Bone

• Wish Bone

True or False: Both compact and spongy bone are strong and resist bending.

• True

• False