Questions and Answers
Which is a function of the skeletal system? (Select all that apply)
A bone with approximately the same width, length, and height is most likely?
Short bone
The shaft of a long bone is properly called the?
Diaphysis
Sites of hematopoiesis include?
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An osteon has?
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The organic portion of matrix is important in providing all but?
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The flat bones of the skull develop from what tissue?
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The remodeling of bone is a function of which cells?
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Bone remodeling in adults is regulated and directed mainly by?
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Where within the epiphyseal plate are the dividing cartilage cells located?
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Wolff's law is connected with?
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Formation of the bony callus in fracture repair is followed by?
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The fracture type in which the bone ends are incompletely separated is?
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The disorder in which bones are porous and thin but bone composition is normal is?
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The bone cell that produces the bony matrix in a developing bone is the?
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The primary ossification center of a long bone is found in the?
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A local coroner determined that the unidentified skeleton found last week was that of a weight lifter because the muscle attachment sites were much thicker than in a normal person. This phenomenon is known as?
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Which part of a long bone are you studying if you are looking at the articular cartilage?
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Spongy bone is made up of small flat pieces of bone called?
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What membrane lines the internal canals and covers the trabecular of spongy bone?
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The organic portion of matrix is important in providing?
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Study Notes
Functions of the Skeletal System
- Provides support, acts as a hematopoietic site, stores minerals, and serves as levers for muscle activity.
Types of Bones
- Short bones: approximately equal in width, length, and height.
Bone Structure
- Diaphysis refers to the shaft of a long bone.
- Osteon structure includes a central canal with blood vessels, concentric lamellae, osteocytes located in lacunae, and canaliculi connecting lacunae to the central canal.
Hematopoiesis
- Occurs in red marrow cavities of spongy bone, the diploe of flat bones, and the medullary cavities in the bones of infants.
Organic Matrix
- The organic portion provides tensile strength, the ability to resist stretch, and flexibility but does not contribute to hardness.
Development of Bones
- Flat bones of the skull develop from fibrous connective tissue.
Bone Remodeling
- Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are responsible for remodeling bone.
- Influenced by mechanical stress and parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Growth and Repair
- Dividing cartilage cells are located farthest from the shaft within the epiphyseal plate.
- Wolff's Law posits that bone shape is determined by mechanical stresses.
- After bone fracture repair, the formation of the bony callus is followed by remodeling.
Types of Fractures
- Greenstick fractures occur when bone ends are incompletely separated.
Bone Disorders
- Osteoporosis is characterized by porous and thin bones with normal composition.
Bone Cells and Ossification
- Osteoblasts generate the bony matrix in developing bones.
- Primary ossification center of a long bone is located in the diaphysis.
Bone Adaptation
- Wolff's Law also explains the thickening of muscle attachment sites in response to weight lifting.
Long Bone Anatomy
- Articular cartilage is found at the epiphysis of a long bone.
- Spongy bone consists of small flat pieces termed trabeculae.
- Endosteum is the membrane lining internal canals and covering trabeculae of spongy bone.
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