Quiz 3: Human anatomy
and physiology
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(Latest 5 Different Versions)
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, Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Which choice is true regarding calcitonin?
Selected A.
Answer: Activates the activity of
osteoblasts
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The trabeculae of spongy bone are well organized and align precisely
along lines of stress, which ultimately help bone from breaking?
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is NOT true regarding an osteon?
Selected C.
Answer: Found in both spongy and
compact bone
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which choice is true of parathyroid hormone?
Selected B.
Answer: Increases the production of
vitamin D
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
This type of bone cell is activated with the release of parathyroid
hormone?
Selected C.
Answer: Osteocla
st
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the epiphyseal plates?
Selected B.
Answer: It’s a portion of bone where cartilage cells are converted to
bone tissue
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
What is NOT a primary function of the skeletal system?
Selected D.
Answer: Calcitonin
production
, Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The majority of bones in the body are formed by endochondral ossification
where a cartilage model of bone is eventually converted to bone?
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is NOT true of red bone marrow?
Selected B.
Answer: Located in the medullary cavity of long bones in
healthy adults
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The inorganic portion of the extracellular matrix space is produced by the
osteoblasts?
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Which choice best relates and/or describes Wolf’s law of bone?
Selected D.
Answer: The density of bone matrix of bone is determined by the
mechanical stresses placed upon it
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Bone remodeling is a function of what cells?
Selected D.
Answer: Osteoblasts and
osteoclasts
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is NOT a substance found within bone tissue?
Selected A.
Answer: Elastic
fibers
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Formation of the fibrocartilaginous callus in the fracture repair of bone is
followed up by which process?
Selected D.
Answer: Bony callus
formation