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Bone Physiology Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 Mature bone cells that are involved with the maintenance of bone located on the bone surfaces and at sites of old, injured, or unneeded bone.

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Osteogenic Cells

2.

What part of the diaphysis serves to lighten bone weight and provide space for marrow. Yellow marrow is associated with fat.

a)

Medullary Cavity

b)

Periosteum

c)

Diaphysis

d)

Epiphysis

3.

 The smooth, white tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints.

a)

Ligament

b)

Articular Cartilage

c)

Tendon

d)

Joint

4.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
5.

Which of these is a long bone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
What is structure 8?
a)
trabecular bone
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
medullary cavity
7.
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 
8.
Structure #1 is the 
a)
osteon
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
periosteum
9.
Structure #3 is a/n
a)
osteon
b)
perforating (Volkmann's) canals
c)
Central (Haversian) canals
d)
canaliculi
10.
Structure #4 is a/n
a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
lacuna
d)
osteoblast
11.
Structures #5, which are situated within structures #8, are 
a)
osteons
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
osteocytes
12.

Structure #7 is a/n

a)

canaliculi

b)

lacunae

c)

central (Haversian) canals

d)

osteocytes

13.
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
14.

Which of these is an irregular bone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of these is a flat bone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which of these is a short bone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What is structure 6?

a)

trabecular (spongy) bone

b)

periosteum

c)

yellow marrow

d)

medullary cavity

18.

What is structure 6?

a)

trabecular (spongy) bone

b)

periosteum

c)

yellow marrow

d)

medullary cavity

19.

Structure 7 is lined with ... ?

a)

Endosteum

b)

Periosteum

c)

Spongy bone

d)

Articular cartilage

20.

What makes structure #6 so hard?

a)

Elastin

b)

Growth hormone

c)

Collagen

d)

Calcium phosphate