Exam 5: The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structure

Bone mass reduction occurs initially between the ages of ________.

Treating an open fracture differs from other fractures most significantly due to ________.

Which of the following acts on the intestine, requiring calcitriol production by the kidneys?

Figure 5.3 Using the above-referenced diagrams depicting events that occur during appositional bone growth, identify the specified labeled part in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure indicated by Label B.

Which of the following is a classification of bone shape?

A boy returns to school to begin 7th grade after summer vacation only to find that he is at least four inches taller than several classmates that were the same height as him before the summer. Propose a reason for such a difference.

Which type of cell divides to produce daughter cells that can differentiate readily after a bone is cracked or broken?

A bone cell that secretes the organic components of bone matrix is ________.

If a long bone that was found at an archeological dig contained functional epiphyseal plates, what inference is most accurate?

Each year, approximately ________ of the adult skeleton is demolished and then rebuilt or replaced.

Figure 5.2 Using the above-referenced figures depicting steps in endochondral ossification, identify the specified labeled part in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure indicated by Label L.

In addition to osseous tissue, a typical bone contains ________.

Diploë is spongy bone found in ________ bones.

What is the significance of the orientation of the trabeculae in spongy bone? Provide a specific example, discussing how trabecular structure lends to its function(s).

A(n)________ fracture occurs at the ankle and affects both leg bones.

Because they resist stretch, the ________ fibers provide the tensile strength of bone.

The endosteum is usually many layers thick.

Which is a major function of the skeletal system?

An abnormal gene on chromosome 15 that affects the protein fibrillin results in this disorder.

A smooth, grooved articular process, shaped like a pulley, is a ________.