age 1 of 13
BIO 227 EXAM 2 2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST UPDATE>
osteocytes .......Answer.........mature bone cells derives from
osteoblasts that have lost their bone forming ability when
enveloped by calcified osteoid
chondroblasts .......Answer.........derived from mesenchymal cells
and they produce the cartilage matrix
chondrocytes .......Answer.........chondroblasts encased with the
matrix
perichondrium .......Answer.........dense irregular connective tissue
that covers the hyaline cartilage
, age 2 of 13
ossification .......Answer.........formation or development of bone
connective tissue
growth hormone .......Answer.........produced by the anterior
pituitary gland and affects bone growth by stimulating the liver
to form insulin like growth factor
thyroid hormone .......Answer.........secreted by the thyroid gland
and stimulates bone growth by influencing the bar of bone cells
parathyroid hormone .......Answer.........secreted and released by
the parathyroid gland in response to reduced blood calcium
levels
calcitonin .......Answer.........aids in regulating blood calcium levels
and is released by the thyroid glands ( most prominent in
growing children)
BIO 227 EXAM 2 2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST UPDATE>
osteocytes .......Answer.........mature bone cells derives from
osteoblasts that have lost their bone forming ability when
enveloped by calcified osteoid
chondroblasts .......Answer.........derived from mesenchymal cells
and they produce the cartilage matrix
chondrocytes .......Answer.........chondroblasts encased with the
matrix
perichondrium .......Answer.........dense irregular connective tissue
that covers the hyaline cartilage
, age 2 of 13
ossification .......Answer.........formation or development of bone
connective tissue
growth hormone .......Answer.........produced by the anterior
pituitary gland and affects bone growth by stimulating the liver
to form insulin like growth factor
thyroid hormone .......Answer.........secreted by the thyroid gland
and stimulates bone growth by influencing the bar of bone cells
parathyroid hormone .......Answer.........secreted and released by
the parathyroid gland in response to reduced blood calcium
levels
calcitonin .......Answer.........aids in regulating blood calcium levels
and is released by the thyroid glands ( most prominent in
growing children)
