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Micro / Macro bone structure

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Structure #2 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
2.
The shiny white substance at #8 is the 
a)
articular cartilage
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
diaphysis
3.
Structure #5 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
4.
Structure #7 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
5.
In adults, the substance at #6 would be 
a)
red marrow
b)
yellow marrow
c)
spongy bone
d)
clotted blood
6.
The epiphysis is 
a)
The shaft of a bone
b)
a bone cell
c)
the end of a long bone
d)
the covering of a bone
7.
Periosteum
a)
the membrane lining the bone cavity
b)
the tough membrane covering the shaft of the bone
c)
the shiny, articulating cartilage on the ends of a bone
d)
the blood vessels inside a bone
8.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
9.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
10.
What type of bone makes up the diaphysis?
a)
spongy bone
b)
compact bone
c)
rigid bone
d)
soft bone
11.
Structure #7 is a/n 
a)
canaliculi
b)
perforating (Volkmann's canals
c)
central (Haversian) canals
d)
osteocytes
12.
Structures #8, the cavities surrounding structures #5, are the
a)
osteons
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
osteocytes
13.
An osteocyte "lives" in __.
a)
lacunae
b)
lamellae
c)
Haversian canals
d)
Volkmann's canals
14.
Canaliculi are for 
a)
providing protection 
b)
housing osteocytes
c)
providing nourishment
d)
holding bone together
15.
Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called?
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
16.
Structure #1 is the 
a)
osteon
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
periosteum
17.
Structures #2 are
a)
osteons
b)
perforating (Volkmann's) canals
c)
Central (Haversian) canals
d)
canaliculi
18.
Structure #3 is a/n
a)
osteon
b)
perforating (Volkmann's) canals
c)
Central (Haversian) canals
d)
canaliculi
19.
Structure #4 is a/n
a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
lacuna
d)
osteoblast
20.
Structures #5, which are situated within structures #8, are 
a)
osteons
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
osteocytes
21.
Structures #6 are  
a)
osteons
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
canaliculi
22.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
23.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
24.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
25.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
26.
Which of these is an irregular bone(s)?
a)
Pelvis
b)
Humerus
c)
Phalanges
d)
Tarsals
27.
Which of these is a flat bone?
a)
Vertebra
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Frontal
28.
The primary mineral stored by compact bone is
a)
Calcium
b)
Selenium
c)
Zinc
d)
Magnesium
29.
This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Spongy or Cancellous Bone
30.
This type of bone is solid throughout except for the central canals and lacunae.
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Spongy or Cancellous Bone
31.

Which of these is a short bone?

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Scapula

d)

Ulna

32.
Which of the following is filled with yellow marrrow? 
a)
medulary cavity
b)
spongy bone
c)
periosteum
d)
compact bone
33.
What is structure 8?
a)
trabecular bone
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
medullary cavity
34.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
35.
If cartilage remains in this "specific" area, then growth is still occurring; it is located at the end of long bone
a)
Epipyseal plate
b)
 Medulary Cavity 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Endosteum 
36.
This lines the medullary cavity
a)
Periosteum 
b)
Endosteum 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Osteoblasts 
37.
The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 
a)
Epiphyseal plate 
b)
Medulary Cavity 
c)
Periosteum 
d)
Epiphysis 
38.
OUTER COVERING OF BONE THAT COVERS DIAPHYSIS AND IS LOCATION WHERE MUSCLES ATTACH
a)
ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
b)
OSTEON
c)
HAVERSIAN CANAL
d)
PERIOSTEUM
39.
Covering on the end of the bones as represented in structure D. Also on the end of B.  Provides protection
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
articular cartilage
d)
medullary cavity
40.

The bone is splintered into many pieces:

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Greenstick

d)

Comminuted

41.

The simplest type of fracture; bone is partly bent, but not completely separated:

a)

Greenstick

b)

Stress fracture

c)

Comminuted

d)

Simple

42.

Inflammation of the joints; there are at least 20 different types:

a)

dislocation

b)

osteoarthritis

c)

arthritis

d)

sprain

43.

This disorder is from a vitamin deficiency and causes soft and weak bones usually in children:

a)

osteoarthritis

b)

gout

c)

rickets

d)

dislocation

44.

Osteoporosis is a bone disorder characterized by:

a)

Bone overgrowth

b)

Bone weakness and increased risk of fractures

c)

Bone inflammation

d)

Bone tumors

45.

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder that affects the formation of:

a)

Collagen

b)

Calcium

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Iron

46.

Paget's disease of the bone is characterized by:

a)

Abnormal bone growth and remodeling

b)

Bone inflammation

c)

Bone weakness and increased risk of fractures

d)

Bone tumors

47.

Bone cancer is most commonly found in:

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

48.

Bone infection, or osteomyelitis, is most commonly caused by:

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Fungi

d)

Parasites

49.

A female patient is brought to the emergency room with an injury to her lower leg from an ATV accident. You notice a white tip of a bone protruding through the skin as you cut her pant leg off. Her injury is described as what kind of fracture.

a)

Comminuted

b)

Pathologic

c)

Compound

d)

Stress

50.
What kind of fracture is shown in the picture?
a)
Open or compound
b)
Closed or simple
51.

What type of fracture is this? (Hint: it's across the bone.)

a)

Dorsal

b)

Linear

c)

Closed

d)

Transverse