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Skeletal Tissue Quiz


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Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

A. Support

B. Communication

C. Hematopoiesis

D. Mineral storage


The small spaces in bone tissue that are holes in which osteocytes reside are called _______________.

A. Trabeculae

B. Volkmann’s canals

C. Haversian canals

D. Lacunae


Which letter is the epiphyseal plate?

A. j

B. d

C. g

D. f


What connects lacunae?

A. osteocytes

B. canaliculi

C. periosteum

D. matrix


What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

A. Hyaline cartilage

B. Fibrocartilage

C. Elastic cartilage

D. Dense fibrous connective tissue

E. Elastic connective tissue


Layers of bone matrix.

A. Osteoclast

B. Osteoblast

C. Canaliculi

D. Lamellae


What is the function of marrow?

A. To make protein

B. To make red blood cells and store fat.

C. reduce friction

D. to hold bones together


Hyaline cartilage exists in …

A. our ears

B. our nose

C. our trachea

D. our spine


There is a large percentage of fat in ___________ marrow.

A. Red

B. Blue

C. Green

D. Yellow


Cells that can build bony matrix.

A. Osteoblasts

B. Osteoclasts

C. Canaliculi

D. Lamellae


A bone shaft fracture is a break in the ___________.

A. Epiphysis

B. Diaphysis

C. Metaphysis

D. ACartilage


Chrondroblasts are

A. Minor breaks in the cartilage

B. Reactions that occur in the cartilage

C. Cartilage cells

D. None of these


Which of these is not a type of cartilage?

A. Hyaline Cartilage

B. Elastic Cartilage

C. Fibrocartilage

D. Fibrous Cartilage


A baby’s skeleton is made mostly of

A. calcium

B. bone

C. cartilage

D. phosphorus


Which type of cartilage is between our vertebrae?

A. Hyaline Cartilage

B. Fibrocartilage

C. Elastic Cartilage


Most abundant

A. Hyaline cartilage

B. Elastic cartilage

C. Fibrocartilage


Small channels that radiate through the matrix of bone.

A. Osteoblast

B. Osteoclast

C. Canaliculi

D. Lamellae


Which letter is compact bone?

A. f

B. h

C. d

D. j


your friend gets their nose pierced. What type of cartilage did they pierce?

A. hyaline

B. fibrous

C. elastic




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