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Mr. Seal's Ossification Practice Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bone forming cells are called...
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
2.
The continuous breakdown and reforming of bone tissue is called ______.
a)
remodeling
b)
rebuilding
c)
rehabituation
d)
renewl
3.

The band of cartilage in the epiphysis where lengthwise bone growth occurs in children is known as the...

a)

zone of ossification

b)

ephiphyseal plate

c)

hyaline plate

d)

Z line

4.

Cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone:

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteons

d)

osteocytes

5.

The ends of a long bone are called the

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphyses

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

6.

Bones can form in two ways, either

a)

intramembranous and intermembranous

b)

endochondral and exochondral

c)

intramembranous and endochondral

d)

endochondral and intermembranous

7.

The process of bone formation is called

a)

nitrification

b)

ossification

c)

ammonification

d)

calcification

8.

Bones that originate from fibrous membranes

a)

partial bones

b)

chondritic bones

c)

intramembranous bones

d)

endochondral bones

9.
Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.
a)
intramembranous bones
b)
entraspecific bones
c)
ethmodial bones
d)
endochondral bones
10.
Most bones of the skeleton are formed by...
a)
endochondral ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification
11.
Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
osteons
d)
osteocytes
12.
In long bones, bone tissue begins to replace hyaline cartilage in the center of the diaphysis or the...
a)
secondary ossification center
b)
primary ossification center
c)
medullary ossification center
d)
transverse ossification center
13.

Growth in the length of bone occurs

a)

at primary ossification center

b)

beneath the periosteum

c)

at the diaphysis

d)

at the epiphyseal plate

14.
The primary mineral stored by compact bone is
a)
Calcium
b)
Selenium
c)
Zinc
d)
Magnesium
15.

Cells found in the cartilage that form a template during endochondral ossification are known as

a)

chondrocyte

b)

fibroblast

c)

neuron

d)

erythrocyte

16.

At what ages on average do long bones in females and males stop growing?

a)

18 - females, 21 - males

b)

16 - females, 20 - males

c)

17 - females, 19 - males

d)

25 both females and males

17.
Bones that originate within sheetlike layers of connective tissue.
a)
partial bones
b)
chondritic bones
c)
intramembranous bones
d)
endochondral bones
18.
During endochondral ossification
a)
hyaline cartilage turns into bone 
b)
fibrocartilage turns into bone
c)
elastic cartilage turns into bone
d)
bone differentiates into cartilage
19.

Causes lengthwise growth of a long bone

a)

Periosteum

b)

Red Bone Marrow

c)

Medullary Cavity

d)

Compact bone

e)

Epiphyseal plate

20.

where do the primary centres of ossification appear in a long bone

a)

the diaphysis

b)

the end

c)

the epiphyses

d)

the epiphyseal plate

21.
The process of replacing connective tissue to form an intramembranous bone.
a)
endochondrial ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification
22.

Cells found in the cartilage that form a template during endochondral ossification are known as

a)

chondrocyte

b)

fibroblast

c)

neuron

d)

erythrocyte

23.

What structure is #1 bracketing?

a)

Distal epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Proximal epiphysis

d)

Medullary cavity

24.

What structure is #2 bracketing?

a)

Distal epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Proximal epiphysis

d)

Medullary cavity

25.

What structure is #3 bracketing?

a)

Distal epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Proximal epiphysis

d)

Medullary cavity

26.

What structure is #4 pointing to?

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Compact bone

d)

Medullary cavity

27.

What structure is #5 pointing to?

a)

Articular cartilage

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Compact bone

d)

Medullary cavity

28.

What structure is #6 pointing to?

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Epiphyseal line

c)

Compact bone

d)

Medullary cavity

29.

What structure is #7 pointing to?

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Periosteum

c)

Compact bone

d)

Medullary cavity

30.

What structure is #8 pointing to?

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Epiphyseal line

c)

Compact bone

d)

Medullary cavity

31.

What structure is #9 pointing to?

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Epiphyseal line

c)

Compact bone

d)

Medullary cavity

32.

Is a non-vascular type of supporting connective tissue that is found throughout the body.

a)

Cartilage

b)

Hyaline Cartilage

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Elastic Cartilage

33.

Tiny cavities (that provide a home for osteocytes) called ___________________ are laid out in concentric circles called _______________ around the Haversian canals.

a)

lamellae; lacunae

b)

lacunae; canaliculi

c)

Volkmann's canals; endosteum

d)

lacunae; lamellae

34.

This image depicts ___________________ occurring over time.

a)

hypertrophy

b)

atrophy

c)

ossification

d)

diffusion

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