What part of bones produce blood cells?

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

The ends of a long bone are called the

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

Bone matrix forming cells:

Bone matrix destroying cells:

Must be present in the blood for the nervous system to transmission, muscles contraction, and blood clotting:

Bone tissue composed of small needle-like pieces of bone with open spaces:

Activates osteoclasts to break down bone matrix so calcium is released into the blood:

Process of bone formation before birth and during childhood:

Mature bone cells that maintain bone matrix:

Dense bone tissue that appears smooth and homogeneous:

Blood cell formation:

The remnant of the growth plate found in adult bones:

The long shaft of a bone:

Vertebrae are classified as...

The ____ is the lining of the medullary cavity.

Bone formation is called ossification.

The replacement of cartilage by bone is called intramembranous ossification.

The epiphyseal plate allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in diameter.

Bone continuously replaces itself throughout adult life.

The decrease of estrogen levels in females after the age of 40 increases the loss of calcium from bones.

Red bone marrow is a hematopoietic tissue.

Hemopoiesis occurs in ____.

The distal or proximal end of a long bone is called the ____________.

The tough, fibrous membrane around the surface of a bone is called ____.

Trabeculae are found in ____ bone.

The formation of bone within fibrous connective tissue membranes is referred to as _____ ossification.

The ongoing replacement of old bone tissue by new bone tissue is called __________.

You can strengthen your bones through ____.

The disorder characterized by decrease in bone mass is called ____.

The type of ossification that has 2 ossification centers (primary and secondary)

The type of ossification that features cartilage growth plates.

The type of ossification that produces flat bones.

The type of ossification that produces most of your bones -but not flat bones.

Inhibits osteoclasts to allow bone matrix growth and deposits calcium in the bones:

The type of ossification that occurs in mesenchyme and has 1 ossification center.

Concentric layers of bone matrix

Small holes in bone matrix that contain osteocytes

Small tunnels in bone matrix that connect osteocytes for nutrient transport.

Holes in compact bone that carry blood vessels from the periosteum.

Holes in compact bone that carry blood vessels lengthwise.

The basic units of compact bone