Chapter 6 Test Review

Question 0

Small channels connecting lacunae with each other

Answer 0

Canaliculi

Question 1

Six functions of the bones

Answer 1

Support 
Protection 
Assisting 
Mineral homeostasis 
Production of blood cells 
Triglyceride storage

Question 2

The membranous outer covering of a long bone

Answer 2

Periosteum

Question 3

The method of ossification forming most bones

Answer 3

Endochondral

Question 4

The enlarged end of a long bone

Answer 4

Epiphyses

Question 5

Articulate cartilage is an example of this cartilage type

Answer 5

Hyaline

Question 6

The center of an osteon which carries blood vessels longitudinally through bone

Answer 6

Haversian canal

Question 7

The shaft of a long bone

Answer 7

Diaphysis

Question 8

Rings of bony tissue filled with minerals and surrounding the Haversian canal

Answer 8

Lamellae

Question 9

Mature bone cells

Answer 9

Osteocytes

Question 10

Bone that contains numerous air spaces between cells

Answer 10

Spongy

Question 11

Microscope cavities in bone containing osteocytes

Answer 11

Lacunae

Question 12

A space in bone which contains marrow

Answer 12

Medullary canal

Question 13

Bone-forming cells

Answer 13

Osteoblasts

Question 14

Very dense bone with no air space within

Answer 14

Compact

Question 15

The unit of structure in compact

Answer 15

Haversian system

Question 16

The mineral part of bone

Answer 16

Matrix

Question 17

The growth area in bones where epiphysis joins diaphysis

Answer 17

Epiphyseal plate

Question 18

Bone is an example of this major tissue

Answer 18

Connective

Question 19

Bone disorder characterized by decreased bone made and increased susceptibility to fractures

Answer 19

Osteoporosis

Question 20

The area of a long bone containing the thickness later of compact bone

Answer 20

Diaphysis

Question 21

Which 3 bones fuse together to form the hip bones?

Answer 21

Ilium, ischium, pubis

Question 22

What name is given to the formation of bone?

Answer 22

Ossification

Question 23

What type of bone forms most of the epiphyses of long bone and consists of trabeculae that surrounds spaces filled with red bone marrow?

Answer 23

Spongy bone

Question 24

Which bone is the only movable one in the skull

Answer 24

Mandible

Question 25

The ribs and cranial bones are classified as what type of bone?

Answer 25

Flat

Question 26

As the skeletal system ages bones become ___ brittle

Answer 26

More

Question 27

As the skeletal system ages bones ___ calcium

Answer 27

Lose

Question 28

As the skeletal system ages bones mass and ___ collagen fiber production

Answer 28

Decrease

Question 29

What condition results from a sideways bending of the vertebral column?

Answer 29

Scoliosis

Question 30

What are the units of structure in compact bone with little space between them?

Answer 30

Osteon

Question 31

What bones make up the pectoral girdle?

Answer 31

Scapula and clavicle

Question 32

Yellow bone marrow is located in the ___ of a bone and consists mainly of ___

Answer 32

Diaphysis | Adipose

Question 33

Compared to a male skeleton bones of a female skeleton are lighter/heavier

Answer 33

Lighter

Question 34

Compared to a male skeleton bones of a female skeleton have more/less prominent marking for muscle attachment?

Answer 34

Less

Question 35

Compared to a male skeleton bones of a female skeleton have larger/smaller articular ends

Answer 35

Smaller

Question 36

Compared to a male skeleton bones of a female skeleton have a pelvis that is wider/shallower

Answer 36

Wider and shallower

Question 37

What name is given to the 7 pair of ribs that attach directly to the sternum by means of costal cartilage?

Answer 37

True ribs

Question 38

Which bone is the largest, strongest and heaviest?

Answer 38

Femur

Question 39

The bone of the thighs, forearms, and fingers are classified as what type of bone?

Answer 39

Long bones

Question 40

What are the neck vertebrae called?

Answer 40

Cervical

Question 41

Name the hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes

Answer 41

Foramen magnum

Question 42

The nasal bone, maxilla and mandible are part if what group of bones?

Answer 42

Facial

Question 43

Cleft plate occurs when what bones fail to unite?

Answer 43

Maxillae

Question 44

Name the region of a long bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis

Answer 44

Metaphysis

Question 45

Which bone locate under the jaw does not articulate with any other bone?

Answer 45

Hyoid

Question 46

Name the scroll like bones in the nasal cavity whose job it is to filter air before it gets to the lungs

Answer 46

Conchae

Question 47

Name the "soft spots" in the cranium of a child that are not yet completely ossified

Answer 47

Fontanelles

Question 48

To what group of bones does the temporal bone belong?

Answer 48

Cranial

Question 49

What name is given to the membrane that lines the medullary cavity?

Answer 49

Endosteum

Question 50

Name the type of cell that builds bone tissue

Answer 50

Osteoblast

Question 51

Name the type of cell that destroys the matrix of a bone

Answer 51

Osteoclasts

Question 52

What is the name for the immovable joint in the skull formed where skull bones fuse together?

Answer 52

Suture

Question 53

Which cranial bone has a shape that resembles a bat?

Answer 53

Sphenoid

Question 54

Name the part of bone that contains water, collagen and minerals like calcium

Answer 54

Matrix

Question 55

Name the cells that develop into osteoblasts

Answer 55

Osteogenic cells

Question 56

To what major division of the skeleton do the pectoral and pelvic girdles belong?

Answer 56

Appendicular