The endosteum is the - correct answer lining of the medullary cavity
In endochondral bone formation the original pattern for the bone is made of - correct answer hyaline
cartilage
The shaft of the long bone is the - correct answer diaphysis
The function of the osteoblasts is to - correct answer produce new bone formation
The epiphyseal plate is located in the - correct answer metaphysis
The distal and proximal extremities of a bone are the - correct answer epiphysis
Lamellae are the - correct answer layers of bone in an osteon
Friction reduction and shock absorption are functions of what part of the long bone? - correct answer
articular cartilage
Function of the nutrient foramina of a long bone is to provide a passageway for - correct answer
blood vessels into the medullary cavity
Bone constantly remodels and redistributes its matrix along lines of - correct answer mechanical
stress
ALL of the following are part of the axial skeleton EXCEPT
-occipital
-hyoid
, -vertebrae
-coxal
-sternum - correct answer coxal
Bones considered sesamoid bones - correct answer bones embedded in tendons
ex) patella
Only moveable bone of the skull is the - correct answer mandible
Bones forming the greater potions of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity are the - correct answer
parietals
The zygomatic process is part of the - correct answer temporal bone
There are normally TWO of EACH of the following EXCEPT
-vomer
-maxilla
-nasal
-temporal
-zygomatic - correct answer vomer
The superior orbital fissure is located - correct answer between the anterior aspects of the greater
and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone
The mandibular fossa of the temporal bone articulates with what part of the mandible? - correct answer
condylar process
The superior articular facets of the atlas articulate with the - correct answer occipital condyles
The pituitary gland is located in the - correct answer sella turcica of the sphenoid bone