The membrane of irregular fibrous connective tissue that covers the bone is the
A. endosteum
B. osteum
C. periosteum
D. chrondroteum
C. periosteum
The cartilagenous disk that joins the epiphyses of immature bone
A. epiphyseal line
B. epiphysis
C. diaphysis
D. metaphysis
A. epiphyseal line
The incomplete cellular layer that lines the medullary cavity is the
A. periosteum
B. endosteum
C. osteum
D. condroicteum
B. endosteum
The skull is part of the
A. appendicular skeleton
B. axial skeleton
C. none of these are correct
D. All the choices are correct
B. axial skeleton
The pelvic girdle is part of the
A. appendicular skeleton
B. axial skeleton
C. none of these choices is correct
D. All the choices are correct
A. appendicular skeleton
The region of a long bone between the end and the shaft is known as the __________.
A. epiphysis
B. medullary cavity
C. diaphysis
D. osseophysis
E. metaphysis
E. metaphysis
Which of the following is not a bone of the axial skeleton?
A. rib
B. clavicle
C. skull
D. vertebrae
E. sternum
B. clavicle
A sharp slender process is a
A. crest
B. spine
C. epicondyle
D. trochanter
E. tubercule
B. spine
Which of the following is not part of the appendicular skeleton?
A. humerous
B. hyoid
C. radious
D. ulna
E. Carpal
B. hyoid
The lining of the medullary cavity is called the
A. endosteum
B. perichondrium
C. epimypsium
D. perimysium
E. periosteum
A. endosteum
Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system?
A. body support
B. blood cell production
C. calcium homeostasis
D. protection of internal organs
E. all of the choices are correct
E.
The medullary cavity of bones contains
A. marrow
B. compact bone
C. periosteum
D. osteons
E. cartilage
A. marrow
The pectoral Girdle is part of the
A. axial skeleton
B. appendicular skeleton
B. appendiculkar skeleton
Fat is stored within the
A. spongy bone
B. medullary cavity
C. epiphysis
D. diaphysis
E. metaphysis
B. medullary cavity
The shaft of a long bone is called the
A. diaphysis
B. metahysis
C. epiphysis
D. lamella
E. epiphyseal plate
A. diaphysis
A deep hollow on a bone is termed a
A. sulcus
B. fossa
C. facet
d. fissure
E. line
B. fossa
A shallow depression in a bone is a
A. fossa
B. groove
c. sulcus
D. fissure
E. foramen
A. fossa
A hole through the bone is termed a
A. linea
B. tubercle
C. facet
D. ramus
E. foramen
E. foramen
The rib cage is part of the
A. axial skeleton
B. appendicular skeleton
C. central canals
D. canaliculi
D. canaliculi
The functional unit of compact bone is the_____.
A canaliculus
B. lamella
C. osteon
D. osteocyte
E. trabecula
C. osteon
The articular cartilage of a typical long bone is composed of what type of cartilage?
A. osseous cartilage
B. elastic cartilage
C. hyaline cartilage
D. synovial cartilage
E. fibrocartilage
C. hyaline cartilage
The central canal of an osteon contains
A. blood vessels
B. lacunae
C. osteocytes
D. bone marrow
E. concentric lamellae
A. blood vessels
The most common type of cartilage is
A. hyaline
B. elastic
C. fibrous
D. osseous
E. ligamentous
A. hyaline
Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to
A. bone
B. neural tissue
C. epithelium
D. fat
E. blood
A. bone
The type of cartilage that is found in the external ear is
A. Fibrous
B. elastic
C. hyaline
D. compact
E. flexible
B. elastic
In compact bone, the osteons are
A. separated by medullary spaces
B. lined up perpendicular to the long axis
C. lacking in diaphysis
D. lined up in the same direction
E. arranged in an irregular pattern
D. lined up in the same direction
The space occupied by an osteocyte is called a
A. Venetian canal
B. lacuna
C. trabecula
D. Haversian canal
E. Volksmann's canal
B. lacuna
Which of the following labels best matches osteocyte?
A. dissolves matrix
B. stem cell
C. secretes organic matrix
D. mature bone cell
D. mature bone cell
The trabeculae of spongy bone are
A. organized along stress lines
B. concentrated in the cortex cortex of the diaphysis
C. composed mostly of cartilage
D. will collapse under stress
E. organized parallel to the long axis of the bone
A. organized along stress lines