Exam 6: The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

Briefly describe what is happening in each step of fracture repair shown in the diagram.

Where in the figure is the periosteum located?

Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skeletal system?

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram is formed as the result of cartilage being replaced by bone after the cessation of bone growth?

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram are fragments of older osteons that have been partially destroyed during bone rebuilding or growth?

Which bone cell in the diagram below is an osteogenic cell?

Which labeled structures in the figure are lamellae?

Which of the following structures contain osteocytes?

Calcium is involved in all of the following important body functions EXCEPT

Hypersecretion of human growth hormone during childhood results in

What are bone-dissolving cells called?

How are osteons in compact bone tissue aligned?

Which of the following labeled structures in the diagram is a site of red blood cell production in adult bones?

Describe the steps in bone repair.

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram are composed of trabeculae,which are bony structures that lack osteons?