GTCC BIO 168 Test 2 Chapters 5, 6 & 10 Questions and Answers
with Solutions UPDATED!!!!!
Functions of Bone - Answer Support, Protection, Movement,
Storage, Cell Formation
Sutural Bone - Answer Small, flat, puzzle piece shapes. Ex:
Bones in the skull
Irregular Bone - Answer Complex, notched shapes. Ex: Vertebra
Short Bone - Answer Box-like with flat facets. Ex: Carpal bones
in the wrist
Flat Bone - Answer Flat with parallel surfaces. Can withstand
multidirectional forces. Ex: Sternum
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton - Answer Bones of the body's
central axis VS. Bones of the limbs
,Long Bone - Answer Shaft with two ends. Ex: Femur, longest
bone in the body
Sesamoid Bone - Answer Small, round and flat shape, often
embedded in tendons. Ex: Patella
Number of Bones in The Body - Answer 206 Bones
Compact Bone - Answer Solid bone on the surface. Found
where bones experience stress in limited directions. Contains
blood vessels and filled with osteons
Spongy Bone - Answer Open network of trebeculae that make
up boney interior. Found where bones experience stress in
multiple directions. Contains fat but no osteons
Medullary Cavity - Answer Cavity within the shaft of the long
bones filled with bone marrow
, Myeloid Tissue - Answer AKA Bone Marrow. A soft tissue inside
bone that produces blood cells. Red= Spongy bone, White=
Compact bone
Trebeculae - Answer The irregular latticework of thin bony
plates in spongy bone tissue
Epiphysis - Answer Expanded ends of a long bone with spongy
bone
Diaphysis - Answer Shaft of a long bone with compact bone
layer
Metaphysis - Answer Region connecting where the diaphysis
and epiphysis meet
Hydroxyapatite Crystals - Answer Hard and flexible crystals that
harden bone matrix Can withstand compression but NOT
bending
with Solutions UPDATED!!!!!
Functions of Bone - Answer Support, Protection, Movement,
Storage, Cell Formation
Sutural Bone - Answer Small, flat, puzzle piece shapes. Ex:
Bones in the skull
Irregular Bone - Answer Complex, notched shapes. Ex: Vertebra
Short Bone - Answer Box-like with flat facets. Ex: Carpal bones
in the wrist
Flat Bone - Answer Flat with parallel surfaces. Can withstand
multidirectional forces. Ex: Sternum
Axial vs. Appendicular Skeleton - Answer Bones of the body's
central axis VS. Bones of the limbs
,Long Bone - Answer Shaft with two ends. Ex: Femur, longest
bone in the body
Sesamoid Bone - Answer Small, round and flat shape, often
embedded in tendons. Ex: Patella
Number of Bones in The Body - Answer 206 Bones
Compact Bone - Answer Solid bone on the surface. Found
where bones experience stress in limited directions. Contains
blood vessels and filled with osteons
Spongy Bone - Answer Open network of trebeculae that make
up boney interior. Found where bones experience stress in
multiple directions. Contains fat but no osteons
Medullary Cavity - Answer Cavity within the shaft of the long
bones filled with bone marrow
, Myeloid Tissue - Answer AKA Bone Marrow. A soft tissue inside
bone that produces blood cells. Red= Spongy bone, White=
Compact bone
Trebeculae - Answer The irregular latticework of thin bony
plates in spongy bone tissue
Epiphysis - Answer Expanded ends of a long bone with spongy
bone
Diaphysis - Answer Shaft of a long bone with compact bone
layer
Metaphysis - Answer Region connecting where the diaphysis
and epiphysis meet
Hydroxyapatite Crystals - Answer Hard and flexible crystals that
harden bone matrix Can withstand compression but NOT
bending
