Exam 11: Skeletal Tissues

The inorganic salts that make up the bone matrix are equally divided between hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate.

As the activity of osteoclasts increases, the:

Which of the following substances is not part of the inorganic matrix of bone?

Internal table is the term used to describe the spongy bone on the interior of the skull.

Parathyroid hormone stimulates the activity of osteoclasts in the bone.

Endosteum can be found:

Match each microscopic bone structure with its corresponding description. -Concentric rings of compact bone

Variations in the amount of ossification and resorption of bone tissue are age dependent.

When a compact bone is put under mechanical stress, it responds by forming wider osteons to help better distribute the stress.

An important part of the bone matrix is a mixture of protein and polysaccharide called ground substance.

The term woven bone is used to describe new bone.

In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the:

Although bones are the main organs of the skeletal system, the system also includes ligaments and tendons.

The blood-making function of bone is carried out by yellow marrow or myeloid tissue in the medullary cavity.

The major purpose of the epiphyseal plate is:

One effect of parathyroid hormone is stimulation of vitamin D activity to increase absorption of calcium by the intestines.

In young children, vitamin A and protein deficiency can cause a decrease in the thickness of epiphyseal plates in the growing long bones.

The primary ossification center of a long bone is located:

The patella or kneecap is the only sesamoid bone ever found in the human body.

Match each bone type with its corresponding description. -Easily identified by their extended longitudinal axis; the femur is an example