Exam 11: Skeletal Tissues

Part of the bone matrix is made of inorganic substances.

The occurrence of osteoporosis seems to be related to age and gender.

Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of _____ years.

The type of cartilage found in the symphysis pubis is fibrocartilage.

Because of repeated wear and tear, athletes and dancers tend to have less dense bones than people who exercise less often.

Name the types of bone found in the body, and give an example of each type.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the epiphyses?

Due to continuous stress on the bone, athletes and dancers tend to have less dense bones than do more sedentary people.

The fracture hematoma is the last stage in the healing of a bone.

Match each microscopic bone structure with its corresponding description. -Cavities in which bone cells are found

The small tubes in the osteon that bring nutrients and oxygen to the osteocytes are called:

In bone growth, the medullary cavity is enlarged because of the activity of:

Muscle tendon fibers attach to bone by interlacing with:

The form of the external ear is composed of:

Osteoclasts are nondividing osteoblasts that have become surrounded by matrix and lie within lacunae.

Sesamoid bones are classified as _____ bones.

Describe the two chemical components of the extracellular bone matrix.

The scapula is an example of a(n) _____ bone.

The most abundant type of cartilage is:

In the epiphyseal plate, the proliferating zone is in the _____ layer.