Chapter 6: Bones and Skeletal Tissues
The cells that maintain mature compact bone marix are
osteocytes
The lacunae of bone contain
osteocytes
Correctly match the bone type with its example: Sesamoid bone.
patella (knee)
Correctly match the bone type with its example: Irregular bone.
vertebra, spinal column
Match the type of cartilage to its correct description: Fibrocartilage
Able to withstand heavy loads and absorb shock
Match the following function of bone to its description: Anchorage
As a result, we can walk, grasp objects, and breathe
Bones serve as an important reservoir for
Calcium
Match the following: Respiratory cartilages
Form the skeleton of the larynx and reinforce other respiratory passages
Correctly match the opening or depression in bone with its correct name: Foramen.
Round or oval opening through a bone
Correctly match the opening or depression in bone with its correct name: Fossa.
Shallow, basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface
Correctly match the description of the projection with its name: Tubercle.
Small rounded projection or process
Correctly match the description of the projection with its name: Trochanter.
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
Yellow marrow is useful as
a tissue that may revert back to red marrow if a person needs more red blood cells
Cartilage can grow in which of the following ways?
appositional growth and interstitial growth
The bones in the long axis of the body make up the
axial skeleton
Hydroxyapatites in bone matrix that give bone its hardness are primarily composed of
calcium phosphates
Correctly match the opening or depression in bone with its correct name: Meatus.
canal-like passageway
Osteocytes maintain contact allowing them to communicate and permitting nutrients and wastes to be relayed from one osteocyte to the next through
canaliculi
Which of the following are tiny canals that connect the central canal of an osteon to the osteocytes?
canaliculi
Correctly match the bone type with its example: Short bone.
carpal (wrist)
Correctly match the opening or depression in bone with its correct name: Sinus.
cavity within a bone
Cartilage tissue features————-within small cavities called lacunae.
chondrocytes
Match the description to the correct answer regarding bone tissue: Major organic fiber of bone.
collagen
Match the following: Costal cartilages.
connect the ribs to the sternum
Match the following: Articular cartilages.
cover the ends of most bones at moveable joints
Correctly match the definition and term: Expanded portion of the long bone at its ends.
epiphysis
The padlike menisci of the knee joints contain
fibrocartilage
A narrow, slitlike opening in a bone is referred to as a
fissure
Correctly match the opening or depression in bone with its correct name: Groove.
furrow
Correctly match the description of the bony projection with its name: Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck.
head
Which function of bone tissue occurs in the red bone marrow?
hematopoiesis
When problems with blood forming tissue are suspected, clinicians obtain tissue samples from the—————because the red bone marrow in this location is highly active in hematopoiesis.
hip bone
Which of the following is not composed of hyaline cartilage?
intervertebral discs
Match the description to the correct answer Bone with a complex shape.
irregular bone
Match the type of cartilage to its correct description: Elastic cartilage.
located in the external ear and epiglottis
Match the description to the correct answer: Has a length greater than width.
long bone
Correctly match the definition and term: Hollow space in the shaft of a long bone.
medullary cavity
Which of the following is true with respect to hyaline cartilage?
most abundant skeletal cartilage
Correctly match the description of the projection with its name: Crest
narrow ridge of bone
Correctly match the term and description; Bone-building cell.
osteoblast
Correctly match the term and description: Mature bone cell.
osteocyte
All of the following belong to spongy bone, except
osteons
Correctly match the term and description: Bone stem cell.
osteoprogenitor cell
Bone-forming cells originate from
osteoprogenitor cells
Correctly match the definition and term: Fibrous connective tissue membrane that covers the outer surface of long bone.
periosteum
Collagen fibers do not
provide for bone hardness
Which of the following bones belong to the axial skeleton?
ribs
Match the description to the correct answer: Sesame seed-shaped bone formed in a tendon.
sesamoid bone
Correctly match the description of the projection with its name: Spine.
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
Match the description to the correct answer: Approximately equal in length and width.
short bone
Correctly match the definition and term: Location of red bone marrow in an adult.
spongy bone
Correctly match the bone type with its example: Flat bone
sternum (breastbone)
Match the following: Nasal cartilage.
supports external nose
Correctly match the description of the projection with its name: Large, rough, rounded projections
tuberosity
Which of the following is classified as a short bone?
wrist bone
The bones of the skeleton store energy reserves as fat in
yellow marrow