Bone Tissue Flashcards Chapter 6

Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress?

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of ________.

The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the ________.

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

In bone formation, a deficiency of growth hormone will cause ________.

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the ________.

The term diploë refers to ________.

Select the correct statement concerning the location of blood-forming tissue.

Factors in preventing (or delaying) osteoporosis include ________.

Ossification of the ends of long bones ________.

What is responsible for the resilience of cartilage?

The most abundant skeletal cartilage type is ________.

Which of the following is (are) not the function(s) of the skeletal system?

The structural unit of compact bone is ________.

The inner (osteogenic) layer of periosteum consists primarily of ________.

The periosteum is secured to the underlying bone by dense connective tissue called ________.

The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (the Haversian canal) is the site of ________.

The small spaces in bone tissue that are holes in which osteocytes live are called ________.

For intramembranous ossification to take place, which of the following is necessary?

The process of bones increasing in width is known as ________.

Bones are constantly undergoing resorption for various reasons. Which of the following cells accomplishes this process?

Which hormone increases osteoclast activity to release more calcium ions into the bloodstream?

Vertebrae are considered ________ bones.

The universal loss of mass seen in the skeleton, which begins about the age of 40 ________.

A bone fracture perpendicular to the bone's axis is called a(n) ________ fracture.

Wolff's law is concerned with ________.

Cranial bones develop ________.

Which of the following glands or organs produces hormones that tend to decrease blood calcium levels?

Osteomyelitis is ________.

Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. Appositional growth is ________.

Which of the following statements best describes interstitial growth?

In the epiphyseal plate, cartilage grows ________.

Spongy bones are made up of a framework called ________.

Osteogenesis is the process of ________.

Lengthwise, long bone growth during infancy and youth is exclusively through ________.

Growth of bones is controlled by a symphony of hormones. Which hormone is important for bone growth during infancy and childhood?

In some cases, the epiphyseal plate of the long bones of children closes too early. What might be the cause?

It is thought that remodeling or bone growth is in response to the forces placed on it. Which of the following hypotheses may explain how mechanical forces communicate with cells responsible for bone remodeling?

Normal bone formation and growth are dependent on the adequate intake of ________.

Which fracture would be least likely in a 92-year-old?

_____________ are not one of the four cell types that populate bone tissue in adults.

Ostealgia is ________________.

What can a deficiency of growth hormone during bone formation cause?

Which of the following is a bone marking name that indicates a projection that helps to form joints?

Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length until early childhood, as well as shaping the articular surfaces?

Blood cell formation is called ________.

A bone embedded in a tendon is called a(n) ________ bone.

A central (Haversian) canal may contain arteries, veins, capillaries, lymph vessels, and ________ fibers.

A long bone forms by a process known as ________ ossification.

________ growth is growth in the diameter of long bones.

________ are multinucleated cells that destroy bone.

________ is a disease of the bone in which bone reabsorption outpaces bone deposit, leaving the person with thin and often very fragile bones.

A round or oval hole through a bone that contains blood vessels and/or nerves is called a(n) ________.

Hematopoiesis refers to the formation of blood cells within the red marrow cavities of certain bones.

Compact bone is replaced more often than spongy bone.

Bones are classified by whether they are weight-bearing or protective in function.

The periosteum is a tissue that serves only to protect the bone because it is not supplied with nerves or blood vessels.

Short, irregular, and flat bones have large marrow cavities in order to keep the weight of the bones light.

In newborn infants, the medullary cavity and all areas of spongy bone contain yellow bone marrow.

The structural unit of compact bone (osteon) resembles the growth rings of a tree trunk.

The term osteoid refers to the organic part of the matrix of compact bones.

Sixty-five percent of the mass of bone is a compound called hydroxyapatite.

All bones formed by intramembranous ossification are irregular bones.

An osteon contains osteocytes, lamellae, and a central canal, and is found in compact bone only.

The trabeculae of spongy bone are oriented toward lines of stress.

Bone tissue in the skeleton of a human fetus is completely formed at six months' gestation.

Each consecutive bone lamella has collagen fibers that wrap in alternating directions.

Cartilage has a flexible matrix which can accommodate mitosis of chondrocytes.