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MCPHS Anatomy & Physiology Exam 2
Questions With Correct Answers.
Which of the following surrounds cartilage? - answer✔✔perichondrium
Bone tissue consists of extracellular bone ____ and bone cells. - answer✔✔matrix
Mature bone matrix is composed of _________ material like collagen and proteoglycans and
________ material like hydroxyapatite. - answer✔✔organic, inorganic
What are osteoblasts? - answer✔✔Bone-forming cells that produce and package matrix collagen
and proteoglycans
identify the 4 components of the skeletal system - answer✔✔bones, tendons, cartilages,
ligaments
What are mature bone cells found within lacunae of compact bone called? -
answer✔✔osteocytes
What is the perichondrium? - answer✔✔connective tissue surrounding cartilage
Which of the following describes the lacunae of osseous tissue? - answer✔✔Spaces between
lamellae that contain osteocytes
Describe the overall composition of bone tissue. - answer✔✔Bone consists of bone cells and
matrix. The bones cells create the matrix, which is constantly being maintained and replaced.
What is an osteoclast? - answer✔✔A bone-destroying cell that plays an important role in bone
remodeling
By weight, mature bone matrix is mostly _____ material. - answer✔✔inorganic
a _____ bone is the traditional model for overall bone structure - answer✔✔long
Immature bone cells that produce the organic bone matrix are called ______. -
answer✔✔osteoblasts
The center portion of a long bone is called the - answer✔✔diaphysis
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The hollow space in which an osteocyte resides is called a(n) - answer✔✔lacuna
The bone cells responsible for the breakdown of bone tissue are called - answer✔✔osteoclasts
The end of a long bone is called a(n) - answer✔✔epiphysis
The diaphysis is the center portion of a(n) _____ bone. - answer✔✔long
The layer of connective tissue lining internal surfaces of bones is called - answer✔✔endosteum
Flat bones contain an interior framework of _____ bone sandwiched between two layers of
_____ bone.
Multiple choice question. - answer✔✔spongy, compact
During development, some bones arise from embryonic connective tissue membranes in a
process known as _____ bone formation. - answer✔✔intramembranous
What is the expanded end of a long bone to which tendons and ligaments attach called? -
answer✔✔epiphysis
In which zone of the epiphyseal plate are chondrocytes multiplying and aligning into
longitudinal columns of flattened lacunae? - answer✔✔zone of cell proliferation
Which layer of tissue lines the internal surfaces of a bone? - answer✔✔endosteum
Which type of bone contains an interior framework of spongy bone sandwiched between two
layers of compact bone? - answer✔✔flat bone
Bone formation associated with cartilage is called ______ ossification. -
answer✔✔endochondral
The zone of the epiphyseal plate that is nearest the epiphysis and contains randomly arranged
chondrocytes is the zone of ___ - answer✔✔resting cartilage
Which of the following describes the zone of cell hypertrophy in an epiphyseal plate? -
answer✔✔Chondrocytes in this zone are no longer dividing, but are enlarging; there is a thinning
of lacunae walls.
Long bones increase in width and other bones increase in size or thickness because of ______
growth beneath the periosteum. - answer✔✔appositional
An adult's potential height is determined by genetics but strongly influenced or modified by what
other factors? Select two answers. - answer✔✔hormones & nutrition
What is rickets? - answer✔✔A condition caused by insufficient levels of vitamin D.
MCPHS Anatomy & Physiology Exam 2
Questions With Correct Answers.
Which of the following surrounds cartilage? - answer✔✔perichondrium
Bone tissue consists of extracellular bone ____ and bone cells. - answer✔✔matrix
Mature bone matrix is composed of _________ material like collagen and proteoglycans and
________ material like hydroxyapatite. - answer✔✔organic, inorganic
What are osteoblasts? - answer✔✔Bone-forming cells that produce and package matrix collagen
and proteoglycans
identify the 4 components of the skeletal system - answer✔✔bones, tendons, cartilages,
ligaments
What are mature bone cells found within lacunae of compact bone called? -
answer✔✔osteocytes
What is the perichondrium? - answer✔✔connective tissue surrounding cartilage
Which of the following describes the lacunae of osseous tissue? - answer✔✔Spaces between
lamellae that contain osteocytes
Describe the overall composition of bone tissue. - answer✔✔Bone consists of bone cells and
matrix. The bones cells create the matrix, which is constantly being maintained and replaced.
What is an osteoclast? - answer✔✔A bone-destroying cell that plays an important role in bone
remodeling
By weight, mature bone matrix is mostly _____ material. - answer✔✔inorganic
a _____ bone is the traditional model for overall bone structure - answer✔✔long
Immature bone cells that produce the organic bone matrix are called ______. -
answer✔✔osteoblasts
The center portion of a long bone is called the - answer✔✔diaphysis
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The hollow space in which an osteocyte resides is called a(n) - answer✔✔lacuna
The bone cells responsible for the breakdown of bone tissue are called - answer✔✔osteoclasts
The end of a long bone is called a(n) - answer✔✔epiphysis
The diaphysis is the center portion of a(n) _____ bone. - answer✔✔long
The layer of connective tissue lining internal surfaces of bones is called - answer✔✔endosteum
Flat bones contain an interior framework of _____ bone sandwiched between two layers of
_____ bone.
Multiple choice question. - answer✔✔spongy, compact
During development, some bones arise from embryonic connective tissue membranes in a
process known as _____ bone formation. - answer✔✔intramembranous
What is the expanded end of a long bone to which tendons and ligaments attach called? -
answer✔✔epiphysis
In which zone of the epiphyseal plate are chondrocytes multiplying and aligning into
longitudinal columns of flattened lacunae? - answer✔✔zone of cell proliferation
Which layer of tissue lines the internal surfaces of a bone? - answer✔✔endosteum
Which type of bone contains an interior framework of spongy bone sandwiched between two
layers of compact bone? - answer✔✔flat bone
Bone formation associated with cartilage is called ______ ossification. -
answer✔✔endochondral
The zone of the epiphyseal plate that is nearest the epiphysis and contains randomly arranged
chondrocytes is the zone of ___ - answer✔✔resting cartilage
Which of the following describes the zone of cell hypertrophy in an epiphyseal plate? -
answer✔✔Chondrocytes in this zone are no longer dividing, but are enlarging; there is a thinning
of lacunae walls.
Long bones increase in width and other bones increase in size or thickness because of ______
growth beneath the periosteum. - answer✔✔appositional
An adult's potential height is determined by genetics but strongly influenced or modified by what
other factors? Select two answers. - answer✔✔hormones & nutrition
What is rickets? - answer✔✔A condition caused by insufficient levels of vitamin D.
