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Bone Growth

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
2.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
3.

In bone development, the secondary ossification takes place on the

a)

collar bone

b)

shaft of the bone

c)

epiphyses plates

d)

articular cartilage

4.

A process when a cartilage gradually changes into bone tissue is called

a)

osseus

b)

ossification

c)

resorption

d)

bone modification

5.

Cells that form new bone that come from the bone marrow.

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

osseus

6.

Bone cells that absorbs bone tissue during bone growth and healing are called

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

osseus

7.

Cells inside the bone are called

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

osseus

8.

Which cell creates the marrow cavity in the center of the long bone?

a)

Osteogenic cell

b)

Osteoclast

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoblast

9.

Which cell deposits bone to the lining of the bone marrow (endosteum)?

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Osteocyte

c)

Osteogenic cell

d)

Osteoclast

10.

In growing individuals, where would you find cartilage in the bone?

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

bone marrow

c)

blood vessel

d)

compact bone

11.

In adults, where do you find cartilage in the bone?

a)

bone marrow

b)

at the ends of the bone

c)

compact bone

d)

spongy bone

12.
Once the calcified matrix surrounds an osteoblast this cell becomes a 
a)
Osteoclast
b)
Osteoblast
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Osteomite
13.
Most bones of the skeleton are formed by...
a)
endochondral ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification