What does collagen provide as a component of bone?
A) elasticity
B) hardness
C) flexibility
D) brittleness
E) resistance to compression
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Question 2) Each complex of central canal and matrix rings in compact bone is known as ________.
A) a perforating (Volkmann's) canal
B) the epiphysis
C) a canaliculus
D) a central (Haversian) canal
E) an osteon (Haversian system)
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Question 3) The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that ________.
A) bone is dead
B) bone length is no longer increasing
C) bone diameter is increasing
D) bone diameter is decreasing
E) bone length is increasing
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Question 4) In adults, the function of the yellow marrow is to ________.
A) store adipose tissue
B) form blood cells
C) store calcium and phosphorus
D) promote lengthwise growth in long bones
E) decrease friction at joint surfaces
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Question 5) What type of tissue covers the epiphysis of bones and reduces friction in the joints?
A) yellow marrow
B) endosteum
C) spongy bone
D) periosteum
E) articular cartilage
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Question 6) The femur, tibia, humerus, and radius are all classified as ________.
A) compact bones
B) irregular bones
C) flat bones
D) long bones
E) sesamoid bones
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Question 7) When growing bones widen through appositional growth, what kind of cells add bone matrix to the outside of the diaphysis?
A) erythrocytes
B) osteoblasts
C) osteoclasts
D) chondrocytes
E) osteocytes
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Question 8) Julie experienced a break in the shaft of her femur. What part of her bone was fractured?
A) epiphysis
B) epiphyseal plate
C) articular cartilage
D) diaphysis
E) epiphyseal line
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Question 9) Immovable joints are functionally classified as ________.
A) diarthroses
B) synarthroses
C) amphiarthroses
D) symphyses
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Question 10) Two or more bones meet at a location called a(n) ________.
A) fracture
B) hematoma
C) articulation (joint)
D) marrow cavity
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