Exam 6: Bones and Skeletal Tissues

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

Mrs. Brown was outside on her patio cleaning windows when she fell off her step ladder and fractured her right hip. She had emergency surgery with an open reduction and internal fixation of the right hip. Three days postoperatively, she asks you if she will have trouble going through airport security. What has prompted her concern?

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

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

Wolff's law is concerned with .

Figure 6.2Using Figure 6.2, match the following: -Epiphysis of the bone.

Figure 6.1Using Figure 6.1, match the following bone types with the numbered structure: -Blood cell formation is called .

Figure 6.2Using Figure 6.2, match the following: -Location of the epiphyseal line.

Which of the following is the single most important stimulus for epiphyseal plate activity during infancy and childhood?

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

Figure 6.2Using Figure 6.2, match the following: -Several hormones control the remodeling of bones. Which two respond to changing blood calcium levels?

Figure 6.1 Using Figure 6.1, match the following bone types with the numbered structure: -A bone embedded in a tendon is called a(n) _ bone.

Figure 6.1Using Figure 6.1, match the following bone types with the numbered structure: -List the steps in the repair process of a simple fracture.

The term diploë refers to the .

Emily, a 64- year- old formerly obese woman who successfully lost over 100 pounds, was brought to the hospital suffering pain in her legs, and an X- ray revealed that she had a simple fracture in her right femur and a crack in her left tibia. Other tests revealed that her bones were brittle and porous. What might have happened to Emily, and what advice would she have been given by the physician?

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of .

Alice and James adopted a 3- year- old child from a developing country. They noticed that her legs were bowed and there were some deformities in her cranial and pelvic bones. They brought her to a physician for a diagnosis. What was the diagnosis, and what was the treatment for the disorder?

Figure 6.1 Using Figure 6.1, match the following bone types with the numbered structure: -Bones appear to be lifeless structures. Does bone material renew itself?

Which of the following is a bone marking name that indicates an armlike bar of bone?

Figure 6.1Using Figure 6.1, match the following bone types with the numbered structure: -Bone 4.