BSC2346 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2018 December Question # 00596748 Subject: General Questions Due on: 01/11/2019 Posted On: 01/11/2019 05:34 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

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Human Anatomy and Physiology

Module 03 Quiz

Question 1

Which statement is true regarding an osteon?

Answers:

Osteons are epithelial cells

Found in both spongy and compact bone

Osteocytes do not contain blood vessels

Canaliculi connect
lacunae to the central canal

Question 2

Every short bone has an epiphysis, diaphysis, metaphysis,
and medullary cavity.

Answers:

True

False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a substance found within bone
tissue?

Answers:

Collagen fibers

Phosphate

Elastic fibers

Calcium

Question 4

Which choice best relates to and/or describes Wolff’s law of
bone?

Answers:

Influences calcium absorption by the body

The shape and density of bone is determined by the
mechanical stresses placed upon it

Calcium homeostasis of blood

The amount of blood flow to bone tissue

Question 5

The majority of bones in the body are formed by endochondral
ossification, where a cartilage model of bone is eventually converted to bone.

Answers:

True

False

Question 6

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

Answers:

Ulna

Lunate

Tibia

Ribs

Question 7

Bone remodeling is a function of what cells?

Answers:

Osteocytes and osteoclasts

Osteoblasts and
osteoclasts

Osteocytes and chondroblasts

Osteocytes and osteoblasts

Question 8

Which of the following bones can be found in the wrist?

Answers:

Cuboid

Calcaneus

Talus

Scaphoid

Question 9

The inorganic portion of the extracellular matrix space is
produced by the osteoblasts.

Answers:

True

False

Question 10

What is NOT a primary function of the skeletal system?

Answers:

Protection

Homeostasis of
magnesium and phosphate

Hematopoietic (blood cell production) site

Movement

Question 11

Which type of bone cell is activated with the release of
parathyroid hormone?

Answers:

Osteoclast

Osteoblast

Osteocyte

Osteogenic

Question 12

Red bone marrow is found in:

Answers:

The medullary cavity

Spongy bone

Compact bone

The blood stream

Question 13

The trabeculae of spongy bone are well organized and align
precisely along lines of stress, which ultimately help bone resist stress.

Answers:

True

False

Question 14

Which of the following is classified as a facial bone?

Answers:

Occipital bone

Hyoid bone

Maxilla

Temporal bone

Question 15

Which of the following bones can be found in the lower
extremity?

Answers:

Metacarpals

Navicular

Scapula

Pisiform