[KINE] Topic 4: Osteology
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A bone cell that produces new bone matrix is
an osteoblast
Ossification of flat bones is called
intramembranous
The first location of long bone formation begins in an area called the
primary ossification center
A long bone increases in length until
the epiphyseal cartilage becomes ossified
Which of the following describes a central canal?
All
Which type of bone growth adds to the thickness of bone
Appositional growth
Which type of cell will take apart the bone matrix?
Osteoclast
How do the functions of the osteoclasts and osteoblasts differ?
Osteoclasts dissolve the bone matrix, whereas osteoblasts deposit the bone matrix
Articular cartilage covers opposing bone surfaces at joints
True
