Exam 7: Bone Tissue

Bone-forming cells are called __________.

The process of dissolving bone and returning its minerals to the bloodstream is known as _________.

The hemopoietic tissue in a bone is otherwise known as myeloid tissue.

Which of the following tissues is not found as part of a long bone?

The plasma membrane of __________ have a ruffled border with many deep infoldings,whereas __________ have long,thin,fingerlike cytoplasmic processes.

Hypercalcemia causes depression of the nervous system.

Achondroplastic dwarfism is a hereditary condition,in which the long bones of the limbs fail to elongate normally because of reduced hyperplasia and hypertrophy of cartilage in the __________.

The __________ is a marginal zone of the epiphyseal plate where,in children and adolescents,bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage.

The spaces found within the concentric lamellae are called __________,and they contain __________.

Wolff's law of bone explains the effect of __________.

Spicules and trabeculae are found in __________.

The _____ is an example of bone as an organ;_____ bone is an example of bone as a tissue.

Intramembranous ossification is common in children,whereas endochondral ossification is typical in young adults.

Patches of fibrocartilage formed in the healing of a fracture are called __________,whereas the bony collar formed around the fracture is called __________.

A fracture in which the bone is broken into three or more pieces is called a __________ fracture.

A growing long bone in a child has only two areas of cartilage at the epiphysis.These two areas are the __________.

Hypercalcemia is rare,but hypocalcemia can result from a wide variety of conditions.

Concentric lamellae within an osteon are connected by lacunae.

Closed reduction is the surgical realignment of the parts of a broken bone.

The center cavity of the diaphysis of a long bone is called the __________.