Intro A&P Chapter 6 Test Bank
D
Which of the following primary functions of the skeletal system applies to the role
of red bone marrow?
A) support
B) storage
C) protection
D) blood cell production
E) movement
C
Red bone marrow functions in the formation of
A) adipose tissue.
B) new bone.
C) blood cells.
D) osteoblasts.
E) osteocytes.
A
A primary function of the skeletal system is
A) maintaining the normal concentrations of calcium and phosphate ions in body
fluids.
B) absorbing the shock of unexpected rapid body movements.
C) facilitating transmission of nerve impulses.
D) cushioning abdominal organs such as the kidneys.
E) contracting muscles.
E
Which of the following is an example of the skeletal system's primary function of
providing structural support?
A) Calcium salts are found in bone.
B) Bones change the magnitude and direction of the forces generated by skeletal
muscles.
C) Red marrow fills the internal cavities of many bones.
,D) The skull encloses the brain.
E) Individual bones provide a framework for the attachment of soft tissues and
organs.
C
The primary function of ________ is exemplified when bones function as to
change the magnitude and direction of the forces generated by skeletal muscle.
A) support
B) protection
C) leverage
D) storage
E) blood cell production
C
The bone cells that contribute to increases in calcium in blood are the
A) chondrocytes.
B) osteons.
C) osteoclasts.
D) osteocytes.
E) osteoblasts.
C
Immature, active bone cells that produce new bone matrix are termed
A) osteocytes.
B) stem cells.
C) osteoblasts.
D) osteoclasts.
E) chondrocytes.
C
Osseous tissue is classified as which of the following?
A) neural tissue
B) nonstriated muscle tissue
C) connective tissue
D) epithelial tissue
E) striated muscle tissue
,C
Narrow sheets of calcified matrix are referred to as
A) osteons.
B) canaliculi.
C) lamellae.
D) osteoclasts.
E) central canals.
A
Spongy bone is made up of a network of bony rods or plates called
A) trabeculae.
B) osteons.
C) lamellae.
D) canaliculi.
E) perforating canals.
C
The connective tissue covering the outer surface of a bone is (the)
A) matrix.
B) osteon.
C) periosteum.
D) endosteum.
E) articular cartilage.
B
The bones of the upper arms and thighs are classified as
A) short bones.
B) long bones.
C) flat bones.
D) sesamoid bones.
E) irregular bones.
D
Which of the following is found only in compact bone?
, A) trabeculae
B) canaliculi
C) osteoblasts
D) osteons
E) marrow
B
The medullary cavity of a long bone is lined with
A) periosteum.
B) endosteum.
C) lacunae.
D) lamellae.
E) osteon.
D
The shaft of a long bone is called the
A) epiphysis.
B) trabecula.
C) canaliculus.
D) diaphysis.
E) lamella.
C
Tarsal bones are classified as ________ bones.
A) long
B) flat
C) short
D) irregular
E) sesamoid
A
Channels within bone, involved with cell-to-cell communication, are called
A) canaliculi.
B) lacunae.
C) lamellae.
D) perforating canals.
D
Which of the following primary functions of the skeletal system applies to the role
of red bone marrow?
A) support
B) storage
C) protection
D) blood cell production
E) movement
C
Red bone marrow functions in the formation of
A) adipose tissue.
B) new bone.
C) blood cells.
D) osteoblasts.
E) osteocytes.
A
A primary function of the skeletal system is
A) maintaining the normal concentrations of calcium and phosphate ions in body
fluids.
B) absorbing the shock of unexpected rapid body movements.
C) facilitating transmission of nerve impulses.
D) cushioning abdominal organs such as the kidneys.
E) contracting muscles.
E
Which of the following is an example of the skeletal system's primary function of
providing structural support?
A) Calcium salts are found in bone.
B) Bones change the magnitude and direction of the forces generated by skeletal
muscles.
C) Red marrow fills the internal cavities of many bones.
,D) The skull encloses the brain.
E) Individual bones provide a framework for the attachment of soft tissues and
organs.
C
The primary function of ________ is exemplified when bones function as to
change the magnitude and direction of the forces generated by skeletal muscle.
A) support
B) protection
C) leverage
D) storage
E) blood cell production
C
The bone cells that contribute to increases in calcium in blood are the
A) chondrocytes.
B) osteons.
C) osteoclasts.
D) osteocytes.
E) osteoblasts.
C
Immature, active bone cells that produce new bone matrix are termed
A) osteocytes.
B) stem cells.
C) osteoblasts.
D) osteoclasts.
E) chondrocytes.
C
Osseous tissue is classified as which of the following?
A) neural tissue
B) nonstriated muscle tissue
C) connective tissue
D) epithelial tissue
E) striated muscle tissue
,C
Narrow sheets of calcified matrix are referred to as
A) osteons.
B) canaliculi.
C) lamellae.
D) osteoclasts.
E) central canals.
A
Spongy bone is made up of a network of bony rods or plates called
A) trabeculae.
B) osteons.
C) lamellae.
D) canaliculi.
E) perforating canals.
C
The connective tissue covering the outer surface of a bone is (the)
A) matrix.
B) osteon.
C) periosteum.
D) endosteum.
E) articular cartilage.
B
The bones of the upper arms and thighs are classified as
A) short bones.
B) long bones.
C) flat bones.
D) sesamoid bones.
E) irregular bones.
D
Which of the following is found only in compact bone?
, A) trabeculae
B) canaliculi
C) osteoblasts
D) osteons
E) marrow
B
The medullary cavity of a long bone is lined with
A) periosteum.
B) endosteum.
C) lacunae.
D) lamellae.
E) osteon.
D
The shaft of a long bone is called the
A) epiphysis.
B) trabecula.
C) canaliculus.
D) diaphysis.
E) lamella.
C
Tarsal bones are classified as ________ bones.
A) long
B) flat
C) short
D) irregular
E) sesamoid
A
Channels within bone, involved with cell-to-cell communication, are called
A) canaliculi.
B) lacunae.
C) lamellae.
D) perforating canals.
