A fracture in the shaft of a bone is a break in the:
a. epiphysis.
b. periosteum.
c. diaphysis.
d. articular cartilage. - ANS_c. diaphysis.
Endosteum can be found:
a. lining the medullary cavity.
b. covering bones.
c. at articular surfaces.
d. lining the epiphysis. - ANS_a. lining the medullary cavity.
Muscle tendon fibers attach to bone by interlacing with:
a. compact bone.
b. ligaments.
c. periosteum.
d. endosteum. - ANS_c. periosteum
The organic matrix of bone consists of:
a. collagenous fibers.
b. protein.
c. polysaccharides.
, d. all of the above. - ANS_d. all of the above.
In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the:
a. osteoblasts.
b. osteocytes.
c. osteoclasts.
d. chondrocytes. - ANS_a. osteoblasts.
The cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called:
a. osteocytes.
b. osteoclasts.
c. osteoblasts.
d. osteomorphytes - ANS_b. osteoclasts
Which of the following is not one of the primary functions performed by bones?
a. Mineral storage
b. Protection
c. Hormonal production
d. Hematopoiesis - ANS_c. Hormonal production
The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are:
a. mitochondria and Golgi apparatus.
b. ribosomes and Golgi apparatus.
c. endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes.
d. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus - ANS_d. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
a. epiphysis.
b. periosteum.
c. diaphysis.
d. articular cartilage. - ANS_c. diaphysis.
Endosteum can be found:
a. lining the medullary cavity.
b. covering bones.
c. at articular surfaces.
d. lining the epiphysis. - ANS_a. lining the medullary cavity.
Muscle tendon fibers attach to bone by interlacing with:
a. compact bone.
b. ligaments.
c. periosteum.
d. endosteum. - ANS_c. periosteum
The organic matrix of bone consists of:
a. collagenous fibers.
b. protein.
c. polysaccharides.
, d. all of the above. - ANS_d. all of the above.
In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the:
a. osteoblasts.
b. osteocytes.
c. osteoclasts.
d. chondrocytes. - ANS_a. osteoblasts.
The cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called:
a. osteocytes.
b. osteoclasts.
c. osteoblasts.
d. osteomorphytes - ANS_b. osteoclasts
Which of the following is not one of the primary functions performed by bones?
a. Mineral storage
b. Protection
c. Hormonal production
d. Hematopoiesis - ANS_c. Hormonal production
The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are:
a. mitochondria and Golgi apparatus.
b. ribosomes and Golgi apparatus.
c. endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes.
d. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus - ANS_d. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus
