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WorksheetsBone Basics – Study Guide (Worksheet Questions)
Total questions: 149
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Bone Basics: What two types of tissue make up your skeleton?
Muscle and tendon
Cartilage and bone
Ligament and muscle
Nerve and epithelium
Bone Basics: What type of tissue is your skeleton made of before it is bone?
Cartilage
Ligament
Dense muscle
Epithelial tissue
Bone Basics: Bones are living.
True
False
Bone Basics: Bones are made of cells.
True
False
Bone Basics: How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?
(a)
Bone Basics: Which of the major four types of tissue includes bone?
Epithelial tissue
Muscle tissue
Connective tissue
Nervous tissue
Bone Basics: Does bone have a matrix? If it does, what is this matrix called?
No, bone does not have a matrix
Yes, osteoid
Yes, myofibril
Yes, chondrin
Bone Basics: Which of the following is a picture of bone tissue under a microscope? Choose the correct image label.
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Bone Basics: Which of the following are functions of bone tissue? Select all that apply.
Support for the body’s framework
Protection of vital organs
Anchorage for muscle attachment and movement
Blood cell formation in red marrow
Secretion of digestive enzymes into the stomach
Bone Basics: Which organ–bone pair shows an organ best protected by bone? Select all that apply.
Brain — skull
Spinal cord — vertebrae
Heart and lungs — rib cage
Internal reproductive organs — pelvis
Kidneys — humerus
Bone Basics: Which other type of tissue do bones work together with to cause movements in the body?
Smooth muscle tissue
Cardiac muscle tissue
Skeletal muscle tissue
Epithelial tissue
Bone Basics: What do we call bones of the skeleton that fall on the midline (sagittal plane)?
Appendicular skeleton
Axial skeleton
Peripheral skeleton
Medial girdle
Bone Basics: What do we call bones of the skeleton that are not on the midline?
Axial skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
Cranial skeleton
Central skeleton
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Limbs — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Humerus (upper arm bone) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Bones that attach limbs to the trunk — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Mandible (lower jawbone) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Ribs — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Scapula (shoulder blade) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Vertebral column (backbone) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Pelvis (hip bones) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Phalanges (fingers or toes) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Tibia (shin bone) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton: Clavicle (collar bone) — does this statement describe the axial skeleton or the appendicular skeleton?
Axial
Appendicular
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Carpals (wrist bones)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Femur (thigh bone)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Vertebrae (backbones)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Patella (kneecap)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Sternum (breastbone)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Bones that form within a tendon
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Phalanges (finger bones)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Tarsals (ankle bones)
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
Bone Types: Which type of bone does each bone or statement fit? Ribs
Short
Long
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
The Clavicle is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Scapula is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Frontal bone is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Ulna is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Pelvis is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Tibia is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Patella is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Hyoid bone is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Femur is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Humerus is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Ribs are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Sternum is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Mandible is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Fibula is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Radius is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Carpals are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Phalanges are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Cervical vertebrae are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Tarsals are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Metacarpals are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Nasal bone is (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
The Metatarsals are (a)
Long bone
Not a long bone
Identify the region at the end of a long bone that articulates with another bone.
Proximal epiphysis
Diaphysis
Medullary cavity
Periosteum
Endosteum
What is the shaft of a long bone called?
Proximal epiphysis
Distal epiphysis
Diaphysis
Spongy bone
Epiphyseal plate
Which tissue lines the internal surface of the medullary cavity?
Periosteum
Endosteum
Compact bone
Articular cartilage
Epiphyseal plate
Which substance fills the central cavity of the diaphysis in an adult long bone?
Red marrow
Yellow marrow
Spongy bone
Compact bone
Blood vessel
What type of bone tissue makes up the outer layer of the diaphysis?
Compact bone
Spongy bone
Articular cartilage
Red marrow
Periosteum
Which membrane covers the outer surface of a long bone?
Endosteum
Periosteum
Articular cartilage
Epiphyseal plate
Spongy bone
Which cartilage covers the joint surface of the epiphysis?
Elastic cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Articular cartilage
Hyaline cartilage of the epiphyseal plate
Periosteum
What is the growth plate between the epiphysis and diaphysis called?
Articular cartilage
Epiphyseal plate
Periosteum
Endosteum
Spongy bone
Which type of bone tissue is located in the epiphysis and contains red marrow?
Compact bone
Spongy bone
Yellow marrow
Articular cartilage
Periosteum
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? A connective tissue membrane that covers the outside of the bones.
Periosteum
Endosteum
Articular cartilage
Epiphyseal plates
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? A connective tissue membrane that lines the medullary cavity.
Periosteum
Endosteum
Medullary cavity
Compact bone
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? A tiny hole that the blood vessel threads through.
Nutrient foramen
Medullary cavity
Epiphysis
Diaphysis
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Adipose tissue found within the medullary cavity.
Red marrow
Yellow marrow
Spongy bone
Articular cartilage
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Allows newly formed blood to exit the bone and enter the bloodstream; allows the bone tissue to receive nutrients, oxygen, and hormones.
Periosteum
Nutrient foramen
Endosteum
Articular cartilage
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Filled with yellow marrow.
Medullary cavity
Diaphysis
Spongy bone
Periosteum
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Found inside the spongy tissue at the ends of our bones.
Red marrow
Yellow marrow
Compact bone
Articular cartilage
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Full of bone-growing cells (osteoblasts) that allow our bones to grow in width.
Periosteum
Endosteum
Epiphyseal plates
Spongy bone
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Full of stem cells that produce red blood cells, most white blood cells, and platelets.
Red marrow
Yellow marrow
Compact bone
Diaphysis
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Growth plates.
Articular cartilage
Epiphyses
Epiphyseal plates
Periosteum
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Hollow space inside the diaphysis.
Medullary cavity
Spongy bone
Compact bone
Nutrient foramen
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Knobby ends of the bone.
Diaphysis
Epiphyses
Epiphyseal plates
Articular cartilage
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Made of hyaline cartilage that ossifies and regrows repeatedly as you grow in height; ossify permanently between ages 18 and 25.
Articular cartilage
Epiphyseal plates
Spongy bone
Periosteum
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Name literally means inside-bone.
Periosteum
Endosteum
Diaphysis
Compact bone
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Name literally means outside-bone.
Endosteum
Periosteum
Diaphysis
Epiphysis
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Protects the ends of our bones from friction and shock as joints move and we put weight on them.
Articular cartilage
Spongy bone
Compact bone
Epiphyseal plates
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Shaft of the bone.
Epiphysis
Diaphysis
Medullary cavity
Periosteum
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? The epiphysis that is closer to the trunk.
Distal epiphysis
Proximal epiphysis
Diaphysis
Articular cartilage
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? The epiphysis that is further from the trunk.
Proximal epiphysis
Distal epiphysis
Diaphysis
Spongy bone
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Type of bone found in the epiphyses.
Compact bone
Spongy bone
Articular cartilage
Epiphyseal plates
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? Type of bone that makes up the diaphysis.
Spongy bone
Compact bone
Articular cartilage
Red marrow
Fill-in-the-Blank – Anatomy of a Long Bone: Which structure of a long bone does this description describe? When it is lost, arthritis develops.
Articular cartilage
Periosteum
Endosteum
Epiphyseal plate
If someone loses a significant amount of blood, how does their marrow in their bones change?
Red marrow converts to yellow marrow to conserve energy
Yellow marrow converts to red marrow to ramp up blood production
Red marrow moves to the diaphysis and becomes compact bone
Yellow marrow increases fat storage and reduces blood production
Is bone vascular or avascular, and why must it be this way?
Avascular; nutrients diffuse through cartilage and marrow stays inside the bone
Vascular; bones need blood vessels to deliver nutrients/oxygen and to let marrow-produced blood leave the bone
Avascular; bones are solid so vessels cannot pass through them
Vascular; vessels prevent friction at joints
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell allows your bones to perform their daily functions.
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell becomes an osteocyte.
Osteoclast
Osteoblast
Osteogenic cell
Osteocyte
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell can do mitosis.
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteogenic cell
Osteocyte
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell creates osteoblasts.
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Chondrocyte
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell creates the matrix of bones.
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell gets buried and becomes another type of bone cell.
Osteoclast
Osteoblast
Osteogenic cell
Osteocyte
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell is a stem cell.
Osteocyte
Osteoblast
Osteogenic cell
Osteoclast
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell is considered a mature bone cell.
Osteoblast
Osteocyte
Osteoclast
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell is in the epiphyseal plates and on the periosteum.
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Osteoblast
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell is in the periosteum and endosteum (don’t pick osteogenic cells).
Osteoclast
Osteoblast
Osteocyte
Chondrocyte
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell is located inside the spongy bone and compact bone.
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteoblast
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell removes dead bone after a fracture.
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell shaves away old bone when your bones are growing wider.
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Osteoblast
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell translates into bone break.
Osteocyte
Osteoblast
Osteoclast
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell translates into bone cell.
Osteoclast
Osteocyte
Osteoblast
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell translates into bone produce.
Osteoblast
Osteocyte
Osteoclast
Osteogenic cell
Fill-in-the-Blank – Types of Bone Cells: Which type of bone cell does this statement describe? This type of bone cell creates osteoid.
Osteoclast
Osteoblast
Osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Why are osteoblasts located on the periosteum?
To build new bone that widens bones and assists in fracture repair and remodeling
To remove old bone to create a medullary cavity
To form the original cartilage model of a bone
To produce blood cells in the marrow
Why are osteoblasts located on epiphyseal plates?
To build new bone that allows bones to grow in length
To shave away bone to widen the medullary cavity
To deliver nutrients into cartilage
To begin a primary ossification center in the diaphysis
Why are osteoclasts located on the periosteum?
To clean away old bone during bone remodeling or fracture repair
To build new bone to lengthen the bone
To form cartilage cells
To deposit calcium from the blood
Why are osteoclasts located on the endosteum?
To shave away bone to make the medullary cavity wider as bones grow in width, preventing bones from becoming too heavy
To build new bone to allow length growth
To create osteoid that becomes bone
To close the medullary cavity during growth
How are osteogenic cells, osteocytes, and osteoblasts related as far as the creation of each cell goes?
Osteogenic cells undergo mitosis and become osteoblasts; osteoblasts create osteoid and become buried to be osteocytes
Osteogenic cells become osteoclasts; osteoclasts turn into osteoblasts that maintain bone
Osteoblasts divide to form osteogenic cells; osteocytes later dissolve into cartilage
Osteocytes form first and then differentiate into osteogenic cells, which create osteoclasts
What is bone remodeling?
The removal of old, damaged, worn‑out bone and replacing it with new healthy bone
The growth of cartilage that later becomes bone
The lengthening of bone without removing old tissue
The creation of marrow cavities in bone
Why is bone remodeling necessary?
So that bones do not become brittle and break
To increase blood sugar levels
To reduce muscle mass around bones
Because cartilage needs additional nutrients
How often is the skeleton fully replaced by bone remodeling?
Every 1 year
Every 5 years
Every 10 years
Every 50 years
How do osteoclasts and osteoblasts work together to remodel bones?
Osteoclasts shave away old, worn‑out bone; osteoblasts replace it with new bone by laying down osteoid, and osteoblasts later become osteocytes
Osteoblasts remove old bone while osteoclasts lay down osteoid
Osteocytes form cartilage that osteoclasts turn into bone
Osteoclasts and osteoblasts both only maintain existing bone without changing it
What is endochondral ossification?
The formation of bone from hyaline cartilage
The conversion of bone into cartilage
Intramembranous bone formation from connective tissue membranes
Bone growth only in width
At what ages does endochondral ossification begin?
6 to 8 weeks in the womb
At birth
During puberty
After age 30
What specific material are our bones made of at the beginning of endochondral ossification?
Fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Compact bone
Elastic cartilage
What material are our bones made of at the end of endochondral ossification?
Cartilage
Bone
Tendon
Ligament
Which named step matches this summary: Chondrocytes are created in the shape of a bone where the bone will eventually be. This original bone “model” is made of hyaline cartilage.
Cartilage model forms
Perichondrium & periosteum form
Primary ossification center
Medullary cavity
Secondary ossification centers
Which named step matches this summary: A perichondrium forms around the cartilage model, then ossifies into bone, becoming a periosteum. The periosteum cuts off nutrients to the cartilage and chondrocytes inside the “model” begin to die. Bone replaces the dead chondrocytes.
Cartilage model forms
Perichondrium & periosteum form
Primary ossification center
Medullary cavity
Secondary ossification centers
Which named step matches this summary: Blood vessels enter the diaphysis to form a primary ossification center. Osteoblasts use ingredients from the blood to lay down osteoid and build bone at the primary ossification center. Ossification occurs in the diaphysis from inside‑out.
Cartilage model forms
Perichondrium & periosteum form
Primary ossification center
Medullary cavity
Secondary ossification centers
Which named step matches this summary: Osteoclasts shave away newly formed bone in the diaphysis to create a medullary cavity.
Cartilage model forms
Perichondrium & periosteum form
Primary ossification center
Medullary cavity
Secondary ossification centers
Which named step matches this summary: Blood vessels enter the epiphyses, forming secondary ossification centers. Osteoblasts use ingredients from the blood to lay down osteoid and build bone at the secondary ossification centers (in the epiphyses). Ossification occurs in the epiphyses from the inside‑out.
Cartilage model forms
Perichondrium & periosteum form
Primary ossification center
Medullary cavity
Secondary ossification centers
Which named step matches this summary: The only cartilage left is articular cartilage and the epiphyseal plates. All other cartilage has become bone.
Cartilage model forms
Perichondrium & periosteum form
Primary ossification center
Medullary cavity
Ossification is complete
Which type of cell starts the process of endochondral ossification, and what is their role?
Chondrocytes form a model of where the bone will eventually be
Osteoblasts lay down osteoid to build new bone
Osteocytes maintain the existing bone tissue
Osteoclasts resorb bone to shape the medullary cavity
What is the perichondrium?
A layer of cartilage around the original cartilage model
A membrane lining the medullary cavity
A network of blood vessels in bone
A type of bone cell that removes bone
When the perichondrium turns to bone, what is it now called?
Endosteum
Periosteum
Perimysium
Peritoneum
The formation of the periosteum causes what to occur within the developing bone, and why?
It cuts off nutrients into the cartilage model, causing cartilage within the bone model to die, and this cartilage is replaced by bone
It increases cartilage growth by adding nutrients to the model
It creates more blood cells in the marrow without affecting cartilage
It stops ossification and preserves the original cartilage
What must form within the epiphyses and diaphysis for ossification to begin taking place, and why must these form?
Blood vessels must enter to deliver the nutrients osteoblasts need to create osteoid
Nerve fibers must grow in to signal surrounding muscle
Marrow cavities must form to store adipose tissue
Ligaments must attach to stabilize nearby joints
Where is the primary ossification center found?
Diaphysis
Epiphyses
Periosteum
Medullary cavity
Where is the secondary ossification center found?
Epiphyses
Diaphysis
Periosteum
Lacunae
When do the secondary ossification centers form?
Around the time of birth
During the first 6–8 weeks in the womb
At puberty
In old age
Which ossifies first – the diaphysis or the epiphyses?
Diaphysis
Epiphyses
What is the role of osteoblasts in endochondral ossification?
They build new bone at the primary and secondary ossification centers, causing ossification
They remove bone to form the medullary cavity
They maintain bone tissue without building it
They transport nutrients into cartilage
What is the role of osteoclasts in endochondral ossification?
They clean away newly formed bone in the diaphysis, forming a medullary cavity
They build new bone at ossification centers
They create osteoid to initiate ossification
They form the original cartilage model
Does ossification occur from the outside‑in or the inside‑out?
Inside‑out
Outside‑in
What cartilages are left at the end of endochondral ossification?
Only the articular cartilage and epiphyseal plates
All cartilage disappears and only bone remains
Only elastic cartilage remains
Only the perichondrium remains
Fracture Types: A bone breaks in two places, causing a floating piece of bone between the breaks.
Segmental
Comminuted
Transverse
Impacted
Fracture Types: A fracture that breaks the skin.
Closed
Open
Greenstick
Non-displaced
Fracture Types: A fracture that doesn't break the whole way through a bone.
Complete
Partial
Transverse
Oblique
Fracture Types: A fracture that goes all the way through the bone.
Partial
Complete
Closed
Open
Fracture Types: A fracture that occurs at a diagonal across the bone.
Transverse
Oblique
Segmental
Impacted
Fracture Types: A partial fracture that causes a bone to bend.
Greenstick
Comminuted
Closed
Displaced
Fracture Types: Broken ends of bones are jammed together.
Segmental
Impacted
Open
Non-displaced
Fracture Types: Occurs in a straight line across the bone.
Transverse
Oblique
Comminuted
Greenstick
Fracture Types: Only in infants and toddlers.
Open
Greenstick
Complete
Impacted
Fracture Types: The bone doesn't break the skin.
Open
Closed
Displaced
Segmental
Fracture Types: Tons of fragments of bone due to intense force.
Comminuted
Transverse
Oblique
Impacted
Fracture Types: When the bones are broken, but still aligned.
Displaced
Non-displaced
Open
Segmental
