Assessment 6

During a needle biopsy of a person's bone marrow, maybe to test for the presence of cancer , pain is felt when the needle passes through the periosteum because it is richly supplied with nerves.

True

The shaft of a long bone is called the diaphysis and the end of a long bone nearest the point of attachment to the truck is called the proximal epiphysis

True

The skeletal system can produce blood cells and store triglycerides

True

In terms of bone health, why would a physician advise an older patient to do more weight-bearing activity such as walking, jogging, or use of moderate weights?

All of those explain why a physician would give such advice to patient

The process of intramenbranous ossification generates bone within a pre-existing template composed of mesenchymal tissue. In contrast, endochondral ossification generates none within a pre-existing template composed of

Hyaline cartilage

Bone can be classified as a connective tissue because it contains an extracellular matrix that surrounds widely spaced cells.

True

Which is not a function of the skeletal system

carbohydrate storage

An elderly woman trips and falls. She puts out her hand to try to stop her fall, and ends up with a fracture of the lower arm. An x-ray shows that at the break, many pieces of bone have a splintered and fragmented appearance. Which type of fracture does this woman have?

comminuted fracture

Which is not a function of calcium in the body

epithelium function

Most of the bones of the skull are formed by this process

intramembranous ossification

With aging, bones can become more brittle. This brittleness is due to which factor?

with aging, there is a reduction in collagen synthesis by osteoblasts, which means a loss of tensile strength