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ENDOCHONRAL OSSIFICATION

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

The band of cartilage in the epiphysis where secondary ossification occurs.

a)

zone of ossification 

b)

ephiphyseal plate

c)

hyaline plate

d)

Z line

3.

What is the primary ossification site in long bones?

a)

periosteum

b)

the epiphysis

c)

medullary cavity

d)

the diaphysis

4.

Membrane surrounding a bone is called

a)

endosteum

b)

periosteum

c)

pericardium

d)

perichondrium

5.

Bone forming cells are called____

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteocytes

c)

osteoclasts

d)

osteons

6.

Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteons

7.

Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.

a)

intramembranous bones

b)

entraspecific bones

c)

ethmodial bones

d)

long bones

8.

Which type of cell is classified as a bone breaker?

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteoblast

c)

osteocyte

d)

osteon

9.

Where can hyaline cartilage be found at the end of endochondral ossification?

a)

medullary cavity

b)

epiphyseal plate growth

c)

diaphysis

d)

articular cartilage

10.

You know when someone has stopped growing when you look at their long bones and see this.

a)

epiphyseal line

b)

epiphyseal growth plate

c)

epiphyseal plate

d)

medullary cavity

11.

Most bones of the skeleton are formed by____

a)

endochondral ossification

b)


gender specific ossification

c)


intramembranous ossification

d)

hyaline ossification

12.

Why is the yellow membrane of the spongy bone yellow?

a)

Because it stores fat

b)

Osteocytes are yellow in general

c)

Calcium is yellow

d)

Because trabeculae has no blood vessels