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U2L3 Microstructure of bone practice review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
2.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
3.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
4.
Structure #5 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
5.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
6.
The shiny white substance at #8 is the 
a)
articular cartilage
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
diaphysis
7.
a)
Red Marrow
b)
Yellow Marrow
c)
Femur
d)
Compact bone
8.
Structure #7 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
9.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
10.
a)
Compact bone
b)
Spongy bone
c)
Diaphysis
d)
Epiphyseal line
11.
The epiphysis is 
a)
The shaft of a bone
b)
a bone cell
c)
the end of a long bone
d)
the covering of a bone
12.

Mature bone cells responsible for maintaining the bone matrix

a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
chondrocytes
d)
osteocytes
13.

Large cells that dissolve bone matrix and participate in bone remodeling

a)
fibroblasts
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
chondrocytes
14.

Canal within an osteon containing neurovascular bundle

a)
Haversian canal
b)
Medullary canal
c)
Periosteal canal
d)
Volkmann's canal
15.
The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the
a)
Osteon
b)
Trabeculae
c)
Central Canal
d)
Osteocyte
16.
What part of an osteon is number 3 pointing to?
a)
Lamellae
b)
Central Canal
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Canaliculi
17.
What part of an osteon is number 4 pointing to?
a)
Lamellae
b)
Central Canal
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Canaliculi
18.
What is B pointing to?
a)
Osteocyte
b)
Canaliculi
c)
Lacunae
d)
Lamellae
19.
What is D pointing to?
a)
Osteocyte
b)
Canaliculi
c)
Lacunae
d)
Lamellae
20.
A mature bone cell is called a _________.
a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
osteoclast
d)
osteoblast
21.
what are the rings around the haversian canal called?
a)
lacunae
b)
lamella
c)
osteocyte
d)
volkmann's canal
22.
Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called?
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
23.
An osteocyte "lives" in __.
a)
lacunae
b)
lamellae
c)
Haversian canals
d)
Volkmann's canals
24.
Canaliculi are for 
a)
providing protection 
b)
housing osteocytes
c)
providing nourishment
d)
holding bone together
25.

What can be found in the central canal of the haversian canal system?

a)

osteocytes

b)

lamella

c)

blood vessels and nerves

d)

red blood cells

26.

Compact bone is made of

a)

trabeculae

b)

osteons

c)

canaliculi

d)

central canals

27.

Identify C:

a)

lamella

b)

spongy bone

c)

periosteum

d)

osteon

28.

Identify B:

a)

lamella

b)

spongy bone

c)

periosteum

d)

osteon

29.

Identify A:

a)

lamella

b)

spongy bone

c)

periosteum

d)

osteon

30.

Identify D:

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Volkmann's canal

c)

periosteum

d)

Haversian Canal

31.

Identify E:

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Volkmann's canal

c)

periosteum

d)

Haversian Canal

32.

Identify F:

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Volkmann's canal

c)

periosteum

d)

Haversian Canal

33.

Identify G:

a)

Blood vessels

b)

Volkmann's canal

c)

periosteum

d)

Haversian Canal

34.

What is an osteocyte?

a)

mature bone cell

b)

bone tissue

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

e)

small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

35.

What is canaliculi?

a)

mature bone cell

b)

bone tissue

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

e)

small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

36.

What is lacunae?

a)

mature bone cell

b)

bone tissue

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

e)

small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

37.

What is osseous tissue?

a)

mature bone cell

b)

bone tissue

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

38.

What is periosteum?

a)

mature bone cell

b)

bone tissue

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

e)

small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

39.

What is a haversian canal?

a)

channels lying at right angles to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of the Haversian canal

b)

one of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

40.

What is a volkmann's canal?

a)

channels lying at right angles to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of the Haversian canal

b)

one of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves

c)

dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

d)

tiny canals that link osteocytes

41.

What are the two main components of the bone matrix?

a)

calcium phosphate and elastin fibers

b)

collagen fibers and calcium phosphate

c)

collagen fibers and sodium chloride

d)

collagen fibers and calcium carbonate

42.

What is the process by which old bone tissue is replaced by new bone tissue?

a)

bone remodeling

b)

bone decay

c)

bone degeneration

d)

bone regeneration

43.

What is the name of the bone cell responsible for bone resorption?

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteoblast

c)

osteocyte

d)

chondrocyte

44.

Label the bone matrix

45.

What is the major inorganic constituent of bone?

a)

Calcium phosphate

b)

Collagen

c)

Growth factors

d)

Osteoid

46.

Responsible for repair and storage of calcium salts and other minerals

a)

Osteocyte

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Osteoclast

d)

Osteon