Bone Tissue Quiz Questions

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Tama Cruz-Salvadores

(1)	The process of blood cell formation, hematopoiesis or hemopoiesis, takes place

	A.	in the liver
	B.	in the red bone marrow
	C.	in the yellow bone marrow
	D.	kidney
	E.	in the blood

(2)	What type of bone is seen in this picture

	A.	spongy
	B.	endochondral
	C.	compact
	D.	medullary
	E.	epiphyseal

(3)	If mineral salts are not present in the diet in sufficient amounts, they may be withdrawn from

	A.	the kidneys
	B.	mineral deposits in the teeth
	C.	the bones
	D.	the liver
	E.	the skin

(4)	In the picture of a fetal skull seen below, what type of ossification is taking place?

	A.	extramembranous
	B.	intramembranous
	C.	endochondral
	D.	spongy
	E.	cancellous

(5)	As bones develop in a child, it is extremely important that the child's diet contain an adequate amount of these two minerals:

	A.	magnesium and sodium
	B.	fluorine and strontium
	C.	calcium and phosphorus
	D.	sodium and chloride
	E.	potassium and chloride

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(6)	The thin, black, curved lines seen in the picture below are the

	A.	lacunae
	B.	canaliculi
	C.	lamellae
	D.	Haversian canals
	E.	Volkmann's canals

(7)	Looking again at the picture from question #6, what are the dark, oval spaces called, and what is found within these black, oval spaces?

	A.	lamellae/osteoclasts
	B.	Haversian canals/chondroblasts
	C.	lacunae/osteocytes
	D.	Volkmann's canals/osteoprogenitor cells

(8)	As bone development occurs, a cartilaginous model is gradually replaced by bone tissue during

	A.	intramembranous ossification
	B.	appositional bone growth
	C.	endochondral ossification
	D.	reabsorption
	E.	extramembranous ossification

(9)	Most bones contain both spongy and conpact bone tissue. Spongy bone tissue is located

	A.	inside the Haversian systems
	B.	deep to compact bone
	C.	overlying compact bone
	D.	outside the periosteum
	E.	only in the diaphysis

(10)	Precise arrangements of microscopic cylindrical structures oriented parallel to the long axis of the bone are the

	A.	Volkmann's canals
	B.	Haversian canals
	C.	canaliculi
	D.	lacunae
	E.	lamellae

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(11)	The matrix of a Haversian system is laid down in concentric rings called

	A.	trabeculae
	B.	interstitial systems
	C.	lamellae
	D.	canaliculi

(12)	Which of the following is NOT true of canaliculi?

	A.	they connect lacunae by tiny channels
	B.	they contain cytoplasmic extensions of osteocytes
	C.	tiny nerves pass through them
	D.	nutrients diffuse through them

(13)	The central canal of the Haversian system contains

	A.	spongy bone tissue
	B.	calcium deposits
	C.	small blood vessels and nerves
	D.	periosteum

(14)	The longitudinal growth of long bone occurs in the

	A.	medullary cavity
	B.	diaphysis
	C.	epiphysis
	D.	lacunae

(15)	Hydroxyappetite crystals are made from the combination of

	A.	chondroitin sulfate and inorganic salts
	B.	collagen fibers and carbon molecules
	C.	calcium and phosphorus
	D.	glycoproteins and vitamin D

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