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Which of the following surrounds cartilage? - (answer)perichondrium
Bone tissue consists of extracellular bone ____ and bone cells. - (answer)matrix
Mature bone matrix is composed of _________ material like collagen and proteoglycans and ________
material like hydroxyapatite. - (answer)organic, inorganic
What are osteoblasts? - (answer)Bone-forming cells that produce and package matrix collagen and
proteoglycans
identify the 4 components of the skeletal system - (answer)bones, tendons, cartilages, ligaments
What are mature bone cells found within lacunae of compact bone called? - (answer)osteocytes
What is the perichondrium? - (answer)connective tissue surrounding cartilage
Which of the following describes the lacunae of osseous tissue? - (answer)Spaces between lamellae that
contain osteocytes
Describe the overall composition of bone tissue. - (answer)Bone consists of bone cells and matrix. The
bones cells create the matrix, which is constantly being maintained and replaced.
What is an osteoclast? - (answer)A bone-destroying cell that plays an important role in bone remodeling
By weight, mature bone matrix is mostly _____ material. - (answer)inorganic
a _____ bone is the traditional model for overall bone structure - (answer)long
, ACTUAL Human Anatomy and Physiology LATEST 2025 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
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Immature bone cells that produce the organic bone matrix are called ______. - (answer)osteoblasts
The center portion of a long bone is called the - (answer)diaphysis
The hollow space in which an osteocyte resides is called a(n) - (answer)lacuna
The bone cells responsible for the breakdown of bone tissue are called - (answer)osteoclasts
The end of a long bone is called a(n) - (answer)epiphysis
The diaphysis is the center portion of a(n) _____ bone. - (answer)long
The layer of connective tissue lining internal surfaces of bones is called - (answer)endosteum
Flat bones contain an interior framework of _____ bone sandwiched between two layers of _____ bone.
Multiple choice question. - (answer)spongy, compact
During development, some bones arise from embryonic connective tissue membranes in a process
known as _____ bone formation. - (answer)intramembranous
What is the expanded end of a long bone to which tendons and ligaments attach called? -
(answer)epiphysis
In which zone of the epiphyseal plate are chondrocytes multiplying and aligning into longitudinal
columns of flattened lacunae? - (answer)zone of cell proliferation
Which layer of tissue lines the internal surfaces of a bone? - (answer)endosteum