Anatomy & Physiology Test 3 Dr. Wong/ 244
Q&A/ 2024-2025.
Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton? - Answer: Storage of red
blood cells
When____ become enclosed in lacunae, they become cells called ____. - Answer:
osteoblasts; osteocytes
The spaces found within the concentric lamellae are called ____ and they contain
____. - Answer: lacunae; osteocytes
Which of the following is an inorganic component of the bone matrix? - Answer:
Hydroxyapatite
,The hardness of bone comes from ____, whereas ____ provides some degree of
flexibility. - Answer: Hydroxyapatite and other minerals, proteins
The plasma membrane of _____ have a ruffled border with many deep infoldings,
whereas _____ have long thin, finger like cytoplasmic processes - Answer:
Osteoclasts; Osteocytes
What would you find in the marrow cavity of the diaphysis of an adult humorous
(arm bone)? - Answer: Young bone marrow
Which one of the following bone cells would have the greatest number of
lysosomes? - Answer: Osteoclasts
It is common to find ____ in compact bone ____, but they are not seen in spongy
bone? - Answer: Central Canals
intramembranous ossification produces the____ - Answer: Flat bones of the skull
In endochondral ossification, the precursor connective tissue is ____ which is
replaced by bone. - Answer: Hyaline Cartilage
The ____ is a marginal zone of the epiphyseal plate where, in children and
adolescents, bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage - Answer:
Metaphysis
, Achondroplastic dwarfism is a hereditary condition, in which the long bones of the
limbs fail to elongate normally because of reduced hyperplasia and hypertrophy of
cartilage in the ____. - Answer: Epiphyseal Plate
Chondrocytes multiply in the zone of ____ of the metaphysis. - Answer: Cell
Proliferation
Mature bones are remolded throughout life via a process known as ____. -
Answer: Appositional growth
Bone elongation is a result of ____ - Answer: cartilage growth
Wolff's law of bone explains the effects of ____ - Answer: Mechanical stress on
Bone Remodeling
A growing long bone in a child has only two areas of cartilage at the epiphysis.
These two areas are the ____ - Answer: Articular Cartilage and Epiphyseal Plate
The process of dissolving bone and returning its minerals to the bloodstream is
known as ____ - Answer: Resorption
Which of the following exemplifies a positive feedback process happening in the
bone mineral deposition? - Answer: First few crystals to form attract more calcium
and phosphate
Q&A/ 2024-2025.
Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton? - Answer: Storage of red
blood cells
When____ become enclosed in lacunae, they become cells called ____. - Answer:
osteoblasts; osteocytes
The spaces found within the concentric lamellae are called ____ and they contain
____. - Answer: lacunae; osteocytes
Which of the following is an inorganic component of the bone matrix? - Answer:
Hydroxyapatite
,The hardness of bone comes from ____, whereas ____ provides some degree of
flexibility. - Answer: Hydroxyapatite and other minerals, proteins
The plasma membrane of _____ have a ruffled border with many deep infoldings,
whereas _____ have long thin, finger like cytoplasmic processes - Answer:
Osteoclasts; Osteocytes
What would you find in the marrow cavity of the diaphysis of an adult humorous
(arm bone)? - Answer: Young bone marrow
Which one of the following bone cells would have the greatest number of
lysosomes? - Answer: Osteoclasts
It is common to find ____ in compact bone ____, but they are not seen in spongy
bone? - Answer: Central Canals
intramembranous ossification produces the____ - Answer: Flat bones of the skull
In endochondral ossification, the precursor connective tissue is ____ which is
replaced by bone. - Answer: Hyaline Cartilage
The ____ is a marginal zone of the epiphyseal plate where, in children and
adolescents, bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage - Answer:
Metaphysis
, Achondroplastic dwarfism is a hereditary condition, in which the long bones of the
limbs fail to elongate normally because of reduced hyperplasia and hypertrophy of
cartilage in the ____. - Answer: Epiphyseal Plate
Chondrocytes multiply in the zone of ____ of the metaphysis. - Answer: Cell
Proliferation
Mature bones are remolded throughout life via a process known as ____. -
Answer: Appositional growth
Bone elongation is a result of ____ - Answer: cartilage growth
Wolff's law of bone explains the effects of ____ - Answer: Mechanical stress on
Bone Remodeling
A growing long bone in a child has only two areas of cartilage at the epiphysis.
These two areas are the ____ - Answer: Articular Cartilage and Epiphyseal Plate
The process of dissolving bone and returning its minerals to the bloodstream is
known as ____ - Answer: Resorption
Which of the following exemplifies a positive feedback process happening in the
bone mineral deposition? - Answer: First few crystals to form attract more calcium
and phosphate
