Bone Basics Quiz

What is the connective tissue membrane that lines the medullary cavity of a long bone?

• Periosteum

• Endosteum

• Articular cartilage

• Epiphyses

Which type of bone tissue has no spaces and makes up the diaphysis and outside of the bone?

• Compact bone

• Spongy bone

• Cartilage

• Epiphyses

What is the matrix of bone primarily composed of?

• Osteoid

• Cartilage

• Calcium and collagen

• Red marrow

What are bones away from the midline of the skeleton, including the limbs and bones that attach the limbs to the trunk called?

• Axial skeleton

• Appendicular skeleton

• Irregular bones

• Flat bones

What is the stem cell-filled tissue found within spongy bone tissue that creates blood cells called?

• Red marrow

• Osteoid

• Endosteum

• Periosteum

What is the connective tissue membrane that lines the outside of a long bone called?

• Periosteum

• Endosteum

• Articular cartilage

• Epiphyses

What are stem cells within bone tissue that divide mitotically to form osteoblasts called?

• Osteogenic cells

• Osteocytes

• Osteoclasts

• Osteoid

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What is the shaft of a long bone called?

• Diaphysis

• Epiphyses

• Medullary cavity

• Periosteum

What is the other type of tissue that makes up the skeleton in addition to bone?

• Cartilage

• Osteoid

• Red marrow

• Compact bone

What are bones on or near the midline of the skeleton, such as the skull or vertebral column, called?

• Axial skeleton

• Appendicular skeleton

• Irregular bones

• Flat bones