Test Bank For Exploring Anatomy Physiology in the Laboratory
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1) The zygomatic bone is an example of a(n) A) long bone.
B) flat bone.
C) short bone.
D) irregular bone. - ANSWER: D
2) The calcaneus bone of the foot is an example of a(n)
A) long bone.
B) flat bone.
C) short bone.
D) irregular bone. - ANSWER: C
3) Which of the following is not associated with spongy bone?
A) Trabeculae
B) Osteons
C) Canaliculi
D) Osteocytes - ANSWER: B
4) Which of the following bone shape is stated with an incorrect example?
A) Long bone - forearm bones
B) Short bone - wrist and ankle bones
C) Flat bone - thigh bone
D) Irregular bone - vertebrae - ANSWER: C
5) Compact bone has ________, whereas spongy bone has ________.
A) spaces that reduce the weight of bone; tightly packed matrix that is solid
B) osteons; trabeculae
C) trabeculae; osteons
D) osteocytes; no osteocytes - ANSWER: B
6) Articular cartilage of a long bone is found A) on the outer surface of the epiphyses.
B) inside the medullary cavity.
C) on the outer surface of the diaphysis.
D) in the spaces of the spongy bone. - ANSWER: A
7) Articular cartilage is
A) fibrocartilage.
B) found only in the knees and elbows.
C) elastic cartilage.
D) hyaline cartilage. - ANSWER: D
8) A six-month-old baby is admitted to the hospital with a broken bone. This is the third fracture in the
otherwise healthy child. The parents are arrested on charges of child abuse. The defense lawyer gets
the charges dropped after the results of genetic tests indicate which of the following conditions?
A) Polydactyly
B) Osteoporosis
C) Osteogenesis imperfecta
D) Anemia - ANSWER: C
, 9) A bone thickens
A) as a result of cell division in the medullary cavity.
B) due to increased production of bone matrix by osteoclasts.
C) as a result of increased activity within the epiphyseal plate.
D) as compact bone is deposited beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis. - ANSWER: D
10) A bone lengthens
A) as a result of cell division in the medullary cavity.
B) due to increased production of bone matrix by osteoclasts.
C) as a result of increased activity within the epiphyseal plate.
D) as compact bone is deposited beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis. - ANSWER: C
11) Osteoblasts are ________, whereas osteocytes are ________.
A) bone-forming cells; bone-dissolving cells
B) mature bone cells; bone-forming cells
C) bone-forming cells; mature bone cells
D) bone-dissolving cells; mature bone cells - ANSWER: C
12) Osteoclasts are
A) cells that secrete bone matrix.
B) mature bone cells that maintain the matrix.
C) immature bone cells that give rise to osteocytes.
D) cells that break down bone matrix. - ANSWER: D
13) In a child, a vitamin D deficiency results in ________, whereas a vitamin A deficiency results in
________.
A) pituitary dwarfism; rickets
B) rickets; retardation of bone development
C) excess calcium absorption; osteomalacia D) soft bones; rickets - ANSWER: B
14) Pituitary dwarfism results from a decreased secretion of ________ , which as a result decreases
the rate of cell division of ________.
A) thyroid hormones; osteocytes in the periosteum
B) growth hormone; fat cells in the medullary cavity
C) thyroid hormones; osteoclasts in the compact bone
D) growth hormone; cartilage cells in the epiphyseal plate - ANSWER: D
15) Which of the following is not a step in endochondral bone formation?
A) Hyaline cartilage develops into the shape of the future bone.
B) Periosteum forms from connective tissue outside the developing bone.
C) Hyaline cartilage changes to adipose tissue.
D) Osteoblasts deposit osseous tissue in place of disintegrating cartilage. - ANSWER: C
16) During endochondral bone formation, the secondary ossification center never begins to form.
What will the developing bone look like?
A) The bone will remain in its cartilaginous model form.
B) The bone will remain cartilaginous in the middle (the diaphysis) until adulthood, when the cartilage
will ossify.
C) No epiphyseal plate will exist between the two formed ossification centers.
D) The ends (epiphyses) of the bone will remain cartilaginous during development until adulthood,
when the cartilage will ossify. - ANSWER: D
17) Which of the following is(are) an example of an intramembranous bone?
A) Broad, flat skull bones
B) Phalanges of the fingers
C) Humerus
D) Femur - ANSWER: A
2nd Edition Amerman 9781640431829 | All Chapters with
Answers and Rationals
1) The zygomatic bone is an example of a(n) A) long bone.
B) flat bone.
C) short bone.
D) irregular bone. - ANSWER: D
2) The calcaneus bone of the foot is an example of a(n)
A) long bone.
B) flat bone.
C) short bone.
D) irregular bone. - ANSWER: C
3) Which of the following is not associated with spongy bone?
A) Trabeculae
B) Osteons
C) Canaliculi
D) Osteocytes - ANSWER: B
4) Which of the following bone shape is stated with an incorrect example?
A) Long bone - forearm bones
B) Short bone - wrist and ankle bones
C) Flat bone - thigh bone
D) Irregular bone - vertebrae - ANSWER: C
5) Compact bone has ________, whereas spongy bone has ________.
A) spaces that reduce the weight of bone; tightly packed matrix that is solid
B) osteons; trabeculae
C) trabeculae; osteons
D) osteocytes; no osteocytes - ANSWER: B
6) Articular cartilage of a long bone is found A) on the outer surface of the epiphyses.
B) inside the medullary cavity.
C) on the outer surface of the diaphysis.
D) in the spaces of the spongy bone. - ANSWER: A
7) Articular cartilage is
A) fibrocartilage.
B) found only in the knees and elbows.
C) elastic cartilage.
D) hyaline cartilage. - ANSWER: D
8) A six-month-old baby is admitted to the hospital with a broken bone. This is the third fracture in the
otherwise healthy child. The parents are arrested on charges of child abuse. The defense lawyer gets
the charges dropped after the results of genetic tests indicate which of the following conditions?
A) Polydactyly
B) Osteoporosis
C) Osteogenesis imperfecta
D) Anemia - ANSWER: C
, 9) A bone thickens
A) as a result of cell division in the medullary cavity.
B) due to increased production of bone matrix by osteoclasts.
C) as a result of increased activity within the epiphyseal plate.
D) as compact bone is deposited beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis. - ANSWER: D
10) A bone lengthens
A) as a result of cell division in the medullary cavity.
B) due to increased production of bone matrix by osteoclasts.
C) as a result of increased activity within the epiphyseal plate.
D) as compact bone is deposited beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis. - ANSWER: C
11) Osteoblasts are ________, whereas osteocytes are ________.
A) bone-forming cells; bone-dissolving cells
B) mature bone cells; bone-forming cells
C) bone-forming cells; mature bone cells
D) bone-dissolving cells; mature bone cells - ANSWER: C
12) Osteoclasts are
A) cells that secrete bone matrix.
B) mature bone cells that maintain the matrix.
C) immature bone cells that give rise to osteocytes.
D) cells that break down bone matrix. - ANSWER: D
13) In a child, a vitamin D deficiency results in ________, whereas a vitamin A deficiency results in
________.
A) pituitary dwarfism; rickets
B) rickets; retardation of bone development
C) excess calcium absorption; osteomalacia D) soft bones; rickets - ANSWER: B
14) Pituitary dwarfism results from a decreased secretion of ________ , which as a result decreases
the rate of cell division of ________.
A) thyroid hormones; osteocytes in the periosteum
B) growth hormone; fat cells in the medullary cavity
C) thyroid hormones; osteoclasts in the compact bone
D) growth hormone; cartilage cells in the epiphyseal plate - ANSWER: D
15) Which of the following is not a step in endochondral bone formation?
A) Hyaline cartilage develops into the shape of the future bone.
B) Periosteum forms from connective tissue outside the developing bone.
C) Hyaline cartilage changes to adipose tissue.
D) Osteoblasts deposit osseous tissue in place of disintegrating cartilage. - ANSWER: C
16) During endochondral bone formation, the secondary ossification center never begins to form.
What will the developing bone look like?
A) The bone will remain in its cartilaginous model form.
B) The bone will remain cartilaginous in the middle (the diaphysis) until adulthood, when the cartilage
will ossify.
C) No epiphyseal plate will exist between the two formed ossification centers.
D) The ends (epiphyses) of the bone will remain cartilaginous during development until adulthood,
when the cartilage will ossify. - ANSWER: D
17) Which of the following is(are) an example of an intramembranous bone?
A) Broad, flat skull bones
B) Phalanges of the fingers
C) Humerus
D) Femur - ANSWER: A
