STRAIGHTERLINE A&P CHAPTER 6 SKELETAL SYSTEM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.
NOT a function of bone Answer >>>> Vitamin D storage
Spongy bone consists of interconnecting rods or plates of bone called...? Answer >>>>
trabeculae
A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the ________. Answer >>>> diaphysis
Yellow marrow is...? Answer >>>> mostly adipose tissue (fat tissue)
The periosteum Answer >>>> Becomes continuous with collagen fibers of tendons and
ligaments
Given these events:
(1) ostechondral progenitor cells become osteoblasts
(2) connective tissue membrane is formed
(3) osteoblasts produce woven bone
Which sequence best describes intramembranous bone formation? Answer >>>> 2,1,3
Given these processes:
(1) chondrocytes die
(2) cartilage matrix calcifies
(3) chondrocytes hypertrophy
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(4) osteoblasts deposit bone
(5) blood vessels grow into lacunae Answer >>>> 3,2,1,5,4
Intramembranous bone formation... Answer >>>> Gives rise to the flat bones of the skull
The ossification regions formed during early fetal development.... Answer >>>> are primary
ossification centers
Growth in length of a long bone occurs... Answer >>>> At the epiphyseal plate
During growth in length of a long bone, cartilage forms and then ossifies. The location of the
ossification is the zone of Answer >>>> calcification
Given these processes:
(1) an osteoblast is produced
(2) osteoblasts from the periosteum form a series of ridges
(3) the periosteum becomes the endosteum
(4) osteoblasts lay down bone to produce a concentric lamella
(5) groves are changed to tunnels
Which sequence best represents the order in which these processes occur during growth in the
width of a long bone? Answer >>>> 2,5,3,4,1
Chronic vitamin D deficiency results in... Answer >>>> Bones becoming soft and pliable
Estrogen... Answer >>>> Stimulates a burst of growth at puberty
Bone remodeling can occur... Answer >>>> -when woven bone is converted into lamellar bone.