Bones: Structure and Types

What type of cartilage is found here?

• hyaline

• elastic

• fibrocartilage

A bone in this region belongs to the ____skeleton.

• axial

• appendicular

This is a(n) ______ bone.

• short

• long

• flat

• irregular

The outer rim of a bone is made of

• spongy bone

• compact bone

• chicken bone

In lecture, Dr. Murphy described the spongy bone arrangement of short, irregular, and flat bone as 

• a peanut butter sandwich

• a spongy bone sandwich

• a high rise building

This type of marrow is found 

• at the epiphyses

• in the diaphysis

This type of marrow will allow me to make more red blood cells to take in more oxygen when I go skiing.

• red

• yellow

The growth plate is the 

• metaphysis

• epiphyseal plate

• periosteum

The cells responsible for bone growth are _____.

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

Cells that resorb or break down bone are called ___.

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteocytes