RADR 2217 Comprehensive Radiographic
Pathology Chapter 04 Exam Guide 2026
1. 1. The bone is covered on the outer surfaces by a A
fibrous membrane called the:
a. Periosteum
b. Endosteum
c. Trabeculae
d. Cortices
REF: p. 87
2. 2. The hollow tubelike structure within the diaphysis is B
the:
a. Epiphyses
b. Medullary cavity
c. Compact bone
d. Metaphysic
REF: p. 87
3. 3. A weblike arrangement of marrow-filled spaces sep- C
arated by thin bone is:
a. Compact bone
b. Dense bone
c. Cancellous bone
d. Cortical bone
REF: p. 88
4. 4. The secondary ossification center in a long bone is A
the:
, RADR 2217 Comprehensive Radiographic
Pathology Chapter 04 Exam Guide 2026
a. Epiphysis
b. Metaphysic
c. Diaphysis
d. Shaft
REF: p. 87
5. 5. Growth of outer bone diameter is dependent upon: D
a. Osteoclasts
b. Osteomas
c. Osteocytes
d. Osteoblasts
REF: p. 87
6. 6. Bone that develops within the connective tissue is C
called:
a. Ossification
b. Appositional growth
c. Intramembranous ossification
d. Epiphyseal growth
REF: p. 87
7. 7. An cell is associated with bone resorption and A
bone removal.
a. Osteoclastic
b. Osteolytic
c. Osteoblastic
d. Osteocyte
, RADR 2217 Comprehensive Radiographic
Pathology Chapter 04 Exam Guide 2026
REF: p. 87
8. 8. A vertebra with characteristics of more than one B
major division of the spine is called:
a. Spina bifida
b. A transitional vertebra
c. Spondylolysis
d. Spondylolisthesis
REF: p. 89
9. 9. Herniation of the meninges in the lumbar or cervical A
region is known as a:
a. Meningocele
b. Spina bifida occulta
c. Myelomeningocele
d. Myelocele
REF: p. 89
10. 10. A rare hereditary bone dysplasia involving the bone D
resorption mechanism of calcified cartilage is:
a. Osteoporosis
b. Osteogenesis imperfecta
c. Osteomalacia
d. Osteopetrosis
REF: p. 90
11. B
Pathology Chapter 04 Exam Guide 2026
1. 1. The bone is covered on the outer surfaces by a A
fibrous membrane called the:
a. Periosteum
b. Endosteum
c. Trabeculae
d. Cortices
REF: p. 87
2. 2. The hollow tubelike structure within the diaphysis is B
the:
a. Epiphyses
b. Medullary cavity
c. Compact bone
d. Metaphysic
REF: p. 87
3. 3. A weblike arrangement of marrow-filled spaces sep- C
arated by thin bone is:
a. Compact bone
b. Dense bone
c. Cancellous bone
d. Cortical bone
REF: p. 88
4. 4. The secondary ossification center in a long bone is A
the:
, RADR 2217 Comprehensive Radiographic
Pathology Chapter 04 Exam Guide 2026
a. Epiphysis
b. Metaphysic
c. Diaphysis
d. Shaft
REF: p. 87
5. 5. Growth of outer bone diameter is dependent upon: D
a. Osteoclasts
b. Osteomas
c. Osteocytes
d. Osteoblasts
REF: p. 87
6. 6. Bone that develops within the connective tissue is C
called:
a. Ossification
b. Appositional growth
c. Intramembranous ossification
d. Epiphyseal growth
REF: p. 87
7. 7. An cell is associated with bone resorption and A
bone removal.
a. Osteoclastic
b. Osteolytic
c. Osteoblastic
d. Osteocyte
, RADR 2217 Comprehensive Radiographic
Pathology Chapter 04 Exam Guide 2026
REF: p. 87
8. 8. A vertebra with characteristics of more than one B
major division of the spine is called:
a. Spina bifida
b. A transitional vertebra
c. Spondylolysis
d. Spondylolisthesis
REF: p. 89
9. 9. Herniation of the meninges in the lumbar or cervical A
region is known as a:
a. Meningocele
b. Spina bifida occulta
c. Myelomeningocele
d. Myelocele
REF: p. 89
10. 10. A rare hereditary bone dysplasia involving the bone D
resorption mechanism of calcified cartilage is:
a. Osteoporosis
b. Osteogenesis imperfecta
c. Osteomalacia
d. Osteopetrosis
REF: p. 90
11. B
