Osteology q/s from m&p hw

Which type of bone adds to the thickness of bone?

appositional growth

A depression or concavity on the surface of a bone is called a ---

fossa

Endochondral ossification begins with

hyaline cartilage

Ossification of flat bones is called --

intramembranous

Which type of cell will take apart the bone matrix?

osteoclast

Mature bone cells that monitor the matrix are ---

osteocytes

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

If a long bone found at an archeological dig contained functional epiphyseal plates, what inference is most accurate?

the person was prepubertal

Spongy bone is made up of a network of bony spines called ---

trabeculae

Periosteum covers the outer surface of a bone

true

The central canal runs parallel to osteons

true

Bones have a vascular supply that is ---

very extensive, including many arteries and veins branching throughout the bone