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Histology Test 1 Questions with Answers Which component of bone impedes the distribution of nutrients and oxygen to osteocytes? a. ECM b. Canaliculi c. Periosteum d. Cell processes e. Haversian canals - Answer-A 2. Which if the following most accurately describes compact bone? a. Predominant bone type in the epiphyses of adult long bones b. Also known as cancellous bone c. Characterized by the presence of osteons d. Lines the medullary (marrow) cavity ...

Anatomy & Physiology Test 3 Dr. Wong/ 244 Q&A/ . Terms like: Which of the following is not a function of the skeleton? - Answer: Storage of red blood cells When____ become enclosed in lacunae, they become cells called ____. - Answer: osteoblasts; osteocytes The spaces found within the concentric lamellae are called ____ and they contain ____. - Answer: lacunae; osteocytes

MCPHS Anatomy & Physiology Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers. Which of the following surrounds cartilage? - answerperichondrium Bone tissue consists of extracellular bone ____ and bone cells. - answermatrix Mature bone matrix is composed of _________ material like collagen and proteoglycans and ________ material like hydroxyapatite. - answerorganic, inorganic What are osteoblasts? - answerBone-forming cells that produce and package matrix collagen and proteoglycans identify the 4 com...

Functions of skeletal system Correct Answer Support, protection, red blood cell production, mineral and fat storage, movement Osteocytes Correct Answer Mature bone cells surrounded by matrix Canaliculi Correct Answer Small channels that radiate through the matrix of bone; connect lacunae with each other and blood vessels Bone matrix Correct Answer Fills in space between rows of lacunae; made up of H2O, proteins, mineral salts, cells Composition bone matrix Correct Answer 2/3 wei...

WGU pathophysiology D236-Exam Questions and Answers 2022/2023 What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Bot...

Bio 161 Exam 5 Practice Questions with Verified Solutions 1. What is the primary function of osteoprogenitor (osteogenic) cells? - a. produces all other cells of bone formation - b. synthesizes bone matrix - c. regulates bone growth - d. erodes bone matrix - Answer: a. produces all other cells of bone formation Explanation: Osteoprogenitor cells are responsible for generating all other types of bone cells involved in bone formation. 2. What is the role of osteocytes in bone ...

Describe the cells of the bone tissue - Answer--Osteogenic cells -Osteoblasts -Osteocytes -Osteoclasts What membrane lines the internal canals and the small cavities of the compact and spongy bones? - Answer-Endosteum What is the periosteum composed of? - Answer--Dense irregular connective tissue -Collagen fibers -Outer fibrous layer has fibroblasts -Inner layer has progenitor cells that become osteoblasts Describe the matrix of the bone tissue - Answer--Stony matter surrounding osteoc...

IUPUI Anatomy Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the major function of mitochondria? produce ATP Trabeculae are found in? Spongy Bone The primary site of protein synthesis is the? Ribosome In anatomical description, a person is prone when? lying face down in anatomical position The phagocytic cells in the epidermis are? Langerhans cells In osseous tissue, which of the following are found in lacunae? Osteocytes The least common type of cartilage is? Elastic cartilage W...

Osteoblasts ~ Primary bone-producing cells -young immature cell Osteocytes ~ Transformed osteoblasts that are surrounded by new bone tissue Osteoclasts ~ The major reabsorptive cells of the bone (breaks down bone) New bone is soft and hardens when it gets mineralized by _______ and _________ ~ calcium and phosphate Joints are also called _________ ~ articulations The functional units of muscle contractions are _________. They are made of _______ and ________ ~ Myofibrils; act...

BSC2085 Exam #3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which cells have a ruffled border and secrete hydrochloric acid? A) C cells B) Osteocytes C) Osteogenic cells D) Osteoblasts E) Osteoclasts - Answer- E; Osteoclasts The Marrow cavity of an adult bone may contain: A) Myeloid tissue B) Hyaline cartilage C) Periosteum D) Osteocytes E) Articular cartilage - Answer- A; Myeloid tissue The spurt of growth in puberty results from cell proliferation and hypertrophy in: A) The epiphysis B) Th...