BIO 240 1.1 C
A thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering an epiphysis of a long bone is called ______.
articular cartilage
Covering the end of an epiphysis of a long bone is a thin layer of hyaline cartilage called the _______
articular cartilage
The end of a long bone is covered with ______.
articular cartilage
______ functions to reduce friction in joints
articular cartilage
An incomplete layer of cells that lines the medullary cavity of a bone is called ______.
endosteum
In flat bone, what does A represent.
periosteum
"Nerves innervate bone as well as the periosteum, endosteum, and marrow cavity" is a characteristic of ________.
The innervation of bone
"Nerves of bone accompany the blood vessels of bone" is a characteristic of ________.
The innervation of bone
In flat bone, what does B represent
compact bone
The epiphysis of a long bone furthest from the body trunk is the ________ epiphysis.
distal
______ is active during bone repair
endosteum
______ it contains osteoblasts
endosteum
_______ lines the medullary cavities.
endosteum
A thin line of compact bone in the epiphysis of a mature bone is called the ______.
epiphyseal line
The expanded end of a long bone is called the ______.
epiphysis
The epiphyseal plate is a thin layer of _______.
hyaline cartilage
One bone is supplied by ________.
many blood vessels
The cylindrical space within the diaphysis of a long bone is called the _________
medullary cavity
The region of a mature bone between the diaphysis and epiphysis is the ________
metaphysis
Which blood vessel supplies the diaphysis of a long bone?
nutrient artery
the _____ is composed of dense irregular tissue
periosteum
the ______ functions to anchor blood vessels to the surface of bones.
periosteum
The epiphysis of a long bone closest to the body trunk is the _________ epiphysis.
proximal
The innervation of bone is mainly composed of _______that signal injuries to the _________.
sensory nerves, skeleton
The diaphysis of a bone is the ______ of a bone.
shaft
A tough fibrous layer covering the outer surface of a long bone is called ______.
the periosteum
In adults, the medullary cavity contains ______ bone marrow.
yellow
