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What is the importance of the perichondrium that surrounds cartilage? It resists outward expansion when cartilage is subjected to pressure and functions in growth and repair of cartilage

It resists outward expansion when cartilage is subjected to pressure and functions in growth and repair of cartilage

Examples of flat bones include the ribs, sternum, the bones of the head surrounding the brain case, and the scapula.

True

The kneecap, or patella, is an example of

a sesamoid bone

The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of cartilage is the

chondroblast

Perforating canals within compact bone __________.

connect the blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of the central canals

A long bone that is fractured midshaft has damaged the

diaphysis

Which of the following boney markings is a site for muscle attachment?

epicondyle

During endochondral ossification, which of the listed types of tissue is replaced by bone?

hyaline cartilage

The type of cartilage that forms the long bones of the embryonic skeleton is

hyaline cartilage

Osteoblasts originate from what type of precursor cells?

mesenchyme cells

Mineral salts in bones __________.

provide bone with the ability to resist compression

Bones in the wrists and ankles are

short bones

Which of the following is not a function of the bony skeleton?

storage of parathyroid hormone

What is the function of the bone markings illustrated on this rib: head and facets?

surfaces that form joints