Bio 210: Questions & Verified Solutions (Rated A+)
True or false: Compact bone comprises most of the diaphysis of a long bone
Right Ans - True
Bone that is always enclosed by more durable compact bone is __ bone
Right Ans - Spongy
What is the expanded end of a long bone to which tendons and ligaments
attach called? Right Ans - Epiphysis
The shaft of a long bone is called the Right Ans - Diaphysis
The connective tissue surrounding the external surface of a bone is called the
__ Right Ans - Periosteum
Which osseous tissue is found at the surface of all bones? Right Ans -
Compact
The layer of connective tissue lining internal surfaces of bones is called
Right Ans - Endosteum
The central space at the ends of long bones is occupied by ______. Right Ans -
Spongy bone
Epiphysis Right Ans -
Which describes a diaphysis? Right Ans - The shaft of a long bone
Which bone cells produce the organic bone matrix? Right Ans - Osteoblasts
The outer layer of periosteum is a(n) ______. Right Ans - Fibrous layer
What is the hollow space in which an osteocyte resides called? Right Ans -
Lacuna
Which layer of tissue lines the internal surfaces of a bone? Right Ans -
Endosteum
, What are mature bone cells found within lacunae of compact bone called?
Right Ans - Osteocytes
What is the purpose of the canaliculi in compact bone? Right Ans - To
provide a passageway between the lacunae
Osteoblasts secrete the hormone ______. Right Ans - Osteocalcin
What describes the lacunae of osseous tissue? Right Ans - Spaces between
lamellae that contain osteocytes
Mature bone cells found within lacunae of compact bone are called __. Right
Ans - Osteocytes
True or false: Osteocytes and osteoclasts develop from the same type of stem
cell. Right Ans - False
In osseous tissue, the narrow channels connecting neighboring lacunae are
called __. Right Ans - Canaliculi
The calcium-phosphate salt that mineralizes bone tissue is called ______.
Right Ans - Hydroxyapatite
True or false: The bone cells responsible for the formation of the organic bone
matrix are called chondrocytes. Right Ans - False
Bone dissolving cells on bone surfaces are called __. Right Ans - Osteoclasts
Hydroxyapatite makes up part of which component of the bony matrix?
Right Ans - Inorganic
Which is part of the organic matter of the matrix of bone? Right Ans -
Collagen
Which of the following describes the lacunae of osseous tissue? Right Ans -
Spaces between lamellae that contain osteocytes
The layers of bony matrix arranged around the central canal of an osteon are
called ______ lamellae. Right Ans - Concentric
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