Chapter 6 Quiz Show

Question 1

The scapulae are considered part of the ______ skeleton.
a. axial
b. vertebral
c. appendicular
d. arm

Answer 1

c. appendicular

Question 2

The scapula is classified as a _________ bone.
a. long
b. short
c. flat
d. irregular

Answer 2

c. flat

Question 3

Bones that form within tendons are classified as ________ bones.
a. flat
b. axial
c. sesamoid
d. irregular

Answer 3

c. sesamoid

Question 4

An example of an axial bone is the ________.
a. scapula
b. ilium
c. femur
d. sternum

Answer 4

d. sternum

Question 5

Phalanges are classified as _______ bones.
a. short
b. long
c. flat
d. irregular

Answer 5

b. long

Question 6

The structural unit of compact bone is the _______.
a. osteon
b. osteocyte
c. lamella
d. central canal

Answer 6

a. osteon

Question 7

Osteocytes are found in _______.
a. central canals
b. perforating canals
c. lacunae
d. lamellae

Answer 7

c. lacunae

Question 8

What anchors the periosteum to the underlying bone?
a. Osteocytes
b. Trabeculae
c. Canaliculi
d. Perforating fibers

Answer 8

d. perforating fibers

Question 9

Central canals are connected to each other by _______.
a. perforating canals
b. lamellae
c. canaliculi
d. lacunae

Answer 9

a. perforating canals

Question 10

In bone, collagen is found in the _______.
a. lacunae
b. central canals
c. lamellae
d. canaliculi

Answer 10

c. lamellae

Question 11

The shaft of a long bone is called the ________.
a. epiphysis
b. diaphysis
c. metaphysis
d. epiphyseal line

Answer 11

b. diaphysis

Question 12

The membrane that covers most of the outer surface of a long bone is the ________.
a. epiphyseal plate
b. endosteum
c. metaphysis
d. periosteum

Answer 12

d. periosteum

Question 13

Which part of the long bone are you studying if you are looking at the articular cartilage?
a. Osteon
b. Epiphysis
c. Metaphysis
d. Diaphysis

Answer 13

b. epiphysis

Question 14

Which of the following would NOT be found in the long bone of a 30-year-old adult?
a. Red bone marrow
b. Articular cartilage
c. Yellow bone marrow
d. Epiphyseal plate

Answer 14

d. epiphyseal plate

Question 15

Spongy bone is made up of small, flat pieces of bone called _________.
a. perforating canals
b. canaliculi
c. osteons
d. trabeculae

Answer 15

d. trabeculae

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a bone projection?
a. Head
b. Meatus
c. Tuberosity
d. Crest

Answer 16

b. meatus

Question 17

Which bone marking would most likely be part of a joint?
a. Condyle
b. Epicondyle
c. Meatus
d. Crest

Answer 17

a. condyle

Question 18

The bone cell that produces the bony matrix in a developing bone is the _________.
a. osteocyte
b. osteoclast
c. osteoblast
d. chondrocyte

Answer 18

c. osteoblast

Question 19

The primary ossification center of a long bone is found in the _________.
a. epiphysis
b. diaphysis
c. periosteum
d. endosteum

Answer 19

b. diaphysis

Question 20

Which structure plays an important role in widening long bones?
a. Medullary cavity
b. Articular cartilage
c. Periosteum
d. Epiphyseal plate

Answer 20

c. periosteum

Question 21

A vitamin that is important for calcium absorption in the intestine is ______.
a. vitamin A
b. vitamin C
c. vitamin D
d. all of the above

Answer 21

c. vitamin D

Question 22

Which disease is often discovered by accident when X-ray films are taken and causes a spotty weakening of the bones?
a. Osteoporosis
b. Osteomalacia
c. Rickets
d. Paget’s disease

Answer 22

d. Paget’s disease

Question 23

Newly produced bony matrix that has NOT yet been mineralized is called a(n) __________.
a. epiphyseal plate
b. osteoid seam
c. calcification front
d. articular cartilage

Answer 23

b. osteoid seam

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a stage of bone repair?
a. Callus formation
b. Hematoma formation
c. Bone collar formation
d. Bone remodeling

Answer 24

c. bone collar formation

Question 25

Which of the following is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
a. Androgen-suppressing drugs
b. Hormone replacement therapy
c. Selective estrogen receptor modulators
d. Statins

Answer 25

a. androgen-suppressing drugs

Question 26

Compact bone is replaced approximately every ___ year(s).
a. 1
b. 3
c. 10
d. 20

Answer 26

c. 10