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Bones (Classification and Composition)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Bones are comprised of which of the following tissues? Check all that apply.

a)

blood

b)

nervous tissue

c)

dense connective tissue

2.

Which of the following are true about bones (click all that apply).

a)

Bones are 'alive'.

b)

considered non living tissue

c)

Bones provide attachment points for muscles

d)

Bones store inorganic salts.

3.

The bones shown in red are the femur, which is a long bone. Which of the following are true of long bones? Click all that apply.

a)

Long and Narrow

b)

Have expanded ends

c)

Cube like in shape

d)

Includes sesamoid bones

e)

Are plate like with broad surfaces

4.

Your patella is considered a sesamoid bone. Which of the following are true of sesamoid bones? Click all that apply.

a)

sesamoid bones are cube-like in shape

b)

sesamoid bones are embedded in tendons

c)

sesamoid bones are flat bones

d)

sesamoid bones are short bones

e)

sesamoid bones have expanded ends

5.

Bones of the cranium (area surrounding the brain) are classified as...

a)

flat bones because they have expanded ends.

b)

flat bones because they are platelike with broad surfaces.

c)

short bones because they are cubelike and embedded in tendons.

d)

long bones they have expanded ends.

6.

Which term refers to the expanded end of a long bone?

a)

trabeculae

b)

metaphysis

c)

diaphysis

d)

epiphysis

7.

#4 in the diagram is identifying the

a)

metaphysis

b)

epiphysis

c)

dipahysis

d)

trabeculae

8.

The bone shaft is called the

a)

epiphysis

b)

metaphysis

c)

diaphysis

d)

tracebulae

9.

Theblue arrow pointing to the blue #4 identifies which structure?

a)

metaphysis

b)

epiphysis

c)

diaphysis

d)

trabeculae

10.

When used in ANATOMY, the word "articulate" (verb) means...

a)

"to speak"

b)

"furthest from"

c)

"to form a joint"

d)

"smoothing "

11.

Articular cartilage can be found...

a)

on the diaphysis of long bones.

b)

on the epiphysis of long bones.

c)

in cancellous bone.

d)

only in flat bones.

12.

Which of the following are true of the periosteum? Check all that apply.

a)

It lines spaces and cavities within the bone.

b)

It is attached to the bone.

c)

It is continuous with ligaments and tendons that might be attached to the bone.

d)

It is a dense connective tissue that encloses a bone

13.

Which of the following are true of trabeculae?

a)

make up spongy bone

b)

bone marrow is located in the gaps it provides.

c)

it is only located in long bones

d)

it helps reduce the weight of the bone

14.

Which of the following is true of bone marrow? Click all that apply.

a)

Red marrow produces blood cells (hematopoesis)

b)

It can be red or yellow.

c)

It is found in the spaces between the trabeculae as well as the medullary cavity.

d)

It is only found in long bones.

15.

A mature bone cell is known as an...

a)

oestoblast

b)

ostritch

c)

osteocyte

d)

osteotomy

16.

Cells that build bone are the.....

a)

osteoclasts

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

osteometrics

17.

Osteoclasts are....

a)

stem cells that give rise to osteoblasts.

b)

cells that are formed from stem cells and go on to mature into bone cells.

c)

cells that break down bone.

d)

fully matured bone cells.

18.

In adult bones, which cavity contains yellow marrow and fat?

a)

orbital

b)

medullary

c)

spinal

d)

matrix