WorksheetsENDOCHONRAL OSSIFICATION
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
In long bones, bone tissue begins to replace hyaline cartilage in the center of the diaphysis or the_____
secondary ossification center
primary ossification center
medullary ossification center
transverse ossification center
The band of cartilage in the epiphysis where secondary ossification occurs.
zone of ossification
ephiphyseal plate
hyaline plate
Z line
What is the primary ossification site in long bones?
periosteum
the epiphysis
medullary cavity
the diaphysis
Membrane surrounding a bone is called
endosteum
periosteum
pericardium
perichondrium
Bone forming cells are called____
osteoblasts
osteocytes
osteoclasts
osteons
Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
osteons
Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.
intramembranous bones
entraspecific bones
ethmodial bones
long bones
Which type of cell is classified as a bone breaker?
osteoclast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteon
Where can hyaline cartilage be found at the end of endochondral ossification?
medullary cavity
epiphyseal plate growth
diaphysis
articular cartilage
You know when someone has stopped growing when you look at their long bones and see this.
epiphyseal line
epiphyseal growth plate
epiphyseal plate
medullary cavity
Most bones of the skeleton are formed by____
endochondral ossification
gender specific ossification
intramembranous ossification
hyaline ossification
Why is the yellow membrane of the spongy bone yellow?
Because it stores fat
Osteocytes are yellow in general
Calcium is yellow
Because trabeculae has no blood vessels
