The marrow cavity of bones will form during development. What cells are responsible for “carving out” or forming the marrow cavity?

Bones can grow longer when the cartilage cells in the __________ begin to divide.

Which of the following occurs in the spongy bone of the epiphysis?

The fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone is the ________.

Which of the following are only found in cancellous bone?

Which of the following bones is (are) formed by intramembranous ossification?

Bones grow in diameter due to bone formation ________.

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of zones in the epiphyseal plate?

What is the first stage of fracture healing process?

Calcium cannot be absorbed from the small intestine if ________ is lacking.

What type of bone cell is responsible for resorption bone tissue?

An adolescent girl is suffering from reduced longitudinal bone growth in her humerus. Which of the following bone regions should be examined closely in order to determine the cause of the growth deficiency?

In childbirth, the child’s skull is flexible due to fontanelles, or soft regions that are composed of connective tissue. Through what process does the connective tissue of the infant’s skull become bone?

A fetal rat's femoral cartilage is injected with a marker prior to endochondral ossification. The marker becomes deactivated as the cartilage is converted to bone. In which part of the femur would we expect to see a high concentration of the marker once the rat reaches adulthood?

Which of the following are found in compact bone and cancellous bone?

Which of the following bone cells is capable of undergoing mitosis?

In endochondral ossification, what happens to the chondrocytes?

Why is cartilage slow to heal?

Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident?