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Bone Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The femur is a(n)

a)

long bone

b)

short bone

c)

irregular bone

d)

sesamoid bone

2.

The skull and face are made up of mostly

a)

round bones

b)

short bones

c)

irregular bones

d)

flat bones

3.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bone?

a)

mineral storage

b)

blood cell production

c)

digestion

d)

movement

4.

The formation of blood cells is called

a)

resorption

b)

ossification

c)

hematopoiesis

d)

deposition

5.

Which material stores fat in bone?

a)

trabeculae

b)

articular cartilage

c)

yellow marrow

d)

red marrow

6.

Which material is found in spongy bone?

a)

osteons

b)

yellow marrow

c)

red marrow

7.

The mineral stored in large amounts in the matrix of bone is

a)

calcium

b)

sodium

c)

potassium

d)

iron

8.

Bone formation is known as

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

ossification

c)

articulation

d)

resorption

9.

What happens during endochondral ossification?

a)

cartilage cells die, osteoblasts move in and suroound themselves with bone tissue

b)

connective tissue froms osteoclasts that build bone tissue

c)

flat bones form from sheet of connective tissue

d)

bone is destroyed at the epiphyseal plate

10.

Bones increase in diameter when ___ add bone tissue to the outside of the diaphysis.

a)

osteocytes in the endosteum

b)

osteoclasts in the periosteum

c)

cartilage cells in the periosteum

d)

osteoblasts in the periosteum

11.

Another name for the growth plate is

a)

medullary cavity

b)

epiphyseal plate

c)

diaphysis

d)

trabeculae

12.

Which cells direct the remodeling of bone?

a)

osteocytes

b)

red marrow

c)

osteoblasts

d)

osteoclasts

13.

What happens when bones do not get enough calcium?

a)

Vitamin D cannot be absorbed by the body

b)

growth hormone is not produced which stunts growth

c)

The bony matrix softens

d)

the epiphyseal plate ossifies stopping growth

14.

When Calcium levels are low in the blood,

a)

the thyroid releases calcitonin

b)

the thyroid releases growth hormone

c)

yellow marrow turns to red marrow

d)

the parathyroid gland release PTH

15.

The periosteum is made of

a)

hyalin cartilage

b)

dense connective tissue

c)

compact bone

d)

yellow marrow

16.

Bone building cells are called

a)

adipocytes

b)

chondrocytes

c)

osteoblasts

d)

osteoclasts

17.

The job of osteoclasts is

a)

to tear down and recycle bone

b)

to invade cartilage and replace it with bone

c)

to build bone tissue

d)

to become osteocytes

18.

The units that make up compact bone are called

a)

periosteum

b)

central canals

c)

trabeculae

d)

osteons

19.

Intramembranous ossification results in

a)

long bone

b)

flat bone

c)

short bone

d)

flexible bone

20.

In compact bone, osteocytes are housed in

a)

canaliculi

b)

perforating canals

c)

lacunae

d)

trabeculae

21.

Which will NOT build bone tissue?

a)

Vitamin D

b)

exercise

c)

growth hormone

d)

a lack of calcium

22.

An example of irregular bone is

a)

vertebrae

b)

patella (knee cap)

c)

carpals (wrist bones)

d)

finger bones

23.

Bones stop growing in length

a)

when the osteoclasts outnumber the osteoblasts

b)

when the cartilage in the growth plate ossifies

c)

when the medullary cavity fills up with yellow marrow

d)

never

24.

What is represented by letter B in the diagram? This structure forms concentric rings around the central canal.

a)

Lacunae

b)

Lamellae

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Osteon

25.

Where is red bone marrow located?

a)

spongy

b)

Compact tissue

26.

Where is yellow bone marrow located?

a)

Within the trabeculae

b)

Within the medullary cavity

27.

A mature bone cell is called an _________.

a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
osteoclast
d)
osteoblast
28.

What can be found in the central canal of the osteon?

a)

osteocytes

b)

lamella

c)

blood vessels and nerves

d)

lacunae

29.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
30.
The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 
a)
Epiphyseal plate 
b)
Medulary Cavity 
c)
Periosteum 
d)
Epiphysis 
31.

Structure 7 is the outer covering of the bone made up of dense connective tissue called

a)

Medullary Cavity

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Yellow Marrow

d)

Periosteum

32.

Lamella + a Central Canal = __________

a)
Osteon
b)
Trabeculae
c)
Central Canal
d)
Osteocyte
33.

Compact bone is made of

a)

trabeculae

b)

osteons

c)

canaliculi

d)

central canals

34.

The term for blood formation is

a)

resorption

b)

deposition

c)

hematopoiesis

d)

ossification

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.

Covering on the end of the bones as represented in structure C. Provides cushion for the bone.

a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
articular cartilage
d)
medullary cavity
38.

What is structure is E in the diagram?

a)

Epiphyseal Line

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Spongy Bone

d)

Periosteum

39.

What structure is represented by letter D in the diagram?

a)

Perisosteum

b)

Epiphyseal Line

c)

Compact Bone

d)

Diaphysis

40.

How does estrogen affect bone growth?

a)

Estrogen causes bones to soften and deform.

b)

Estrogen stimulates osteoclast activity which destroys bone.

c)

Estrogen stimulates ossification of the growth plate.

d)

Estrogen helps us absorb calcium from our food.