Chapter 11: Skeletal Tissues
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A fracture in the shaft of a bone is a break in the:
a. epiphysis.
b. periosteum.
c. diaphysis.
d. articular cartilage.
ANS: C
DIF: Application
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TOP: Parts of a Long Bone
2. Endosteum can be found:
a. lining the medullary cavity.
b. covering bones.
c. at articular surfaces.
d. lining the epiphysis.
ANS: A
DIF: Memorization
REF:
TOP: Parts of a Long Bone
3. Muscle tendon fibers attach to bone by interlacing with:
a. compact bone.
b. ligaments.
c. periosteum.
d. endosteum.
ANS: C
DIF: Memorization
REF:
TOP: Parts of a Long Bone
4. The organic matrix of bone consists of:
a. collagenous fibers.
b. protein.
c. polysaccharides.
d. all of the above.
ANS: D
DIF: Memorization
REF:
TOP: Composition of Bone Matrix
5. In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the:
a. osteoblasts.
b. osteocytes.
c. osteoclasts.
d. chondrocytes.
ANS: A
DIF: Application
REF:
TOP: Types of Bone Cells
6. The cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called:
a. osteocytes.
b. osteoclasts.
c. osteoblasts.
d. osteomorphytes.
ANS: B
DIF: Memorization
REF:
TOP: Types of Bone Cells
7. Which of the following is not one of the primary functions performed by bones?
a. Mineral storage
b. Protection
c. Hormonal production
d. Hematopoiesis
ANS: C
DIF: Memorization
REF:
TOP: Functions of Bone
8. The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation are:
a. mitochondria and Golgi apparatus.
b. ribosomes and Golgi apparatus.
c. endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes.
d. endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.
ANS: D
DIF: Application
REF:
TOP: Intramembranous Ossification
9. The osteon, or haversian, system:
a. delivers nutrients to and removes waste products from bone cells.
b. produces yellow marrow.
c. resists stress.
d. erodes bone.
ANS: A
DIF: Memorization
REF
TOP: Compact Bone
10. In intramembranous ossification, the process of appositional growth refers to the:
a. development of a core layer of spongy bone.
b. development of compact bone in long bones.
c. addition of an outside layer of osseous tissue on flat bones.
d. lengthening of long bone.
ANS: C
DIF: Application
REF:
TOP: Intramembranous Ossification
11. Hematopoiesis is carried out in the:
a. osteoclasts.
b. osteocytes.
c. yellow bone marrow.
d. red bone marrow.
ANS: D
DIF: Memorization
REF:
TOP: Functions of Bone
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