Module 02 Quiz: Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System
• Question 1
Blood cell formation is completed by red bone marrow and is a function of the
... [Show More] skeletal system. Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True
• Question 2
Which bone cells help break down the extracellular matrix of bone tissue, specifically the calcium phosphate salt?
Selected Answer:
Osteocytes Correct Answer:
Osteoclasts
• Question 3
What term is given to the end of long bones?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Epiphysis Epiphysis
• Question 4
The trabeculae of spongy bone is composed of different cells and structures in the extracellular matrix compared to osteons.
Selected Answer: False Correct Answer: False
• Question 5
What is the outer covering of bones that provides protection to the bone?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Periosteum Periosteum
• Question 6
Which process of bone repair relates to when the broken bones are re-connected by a soft template of tissue?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Bone remodeling Fibrocartilaginous callus
• Question 7
Once the epiphyseal plates close, or are no longer functional, bones cannot grow longitudinally. Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True
• Question 8
Which bone cell assists in the production or synthesis of new matrix within bone tissue?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Osteoblast Osteoblast
• Question 9
Which bone cell assists in the breakdown of the matrix of bone tissue, releasing calcium into the bloodstream?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Osteocyte Osteoclast
• Question 10
Which section of the vertebral column contains seven vertebrae?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Cervical Cervical
• Question 11
Which vertebrae allows the head to swivel from side to side?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Axis Axis
• Question 12
The false ribs do not directly attach to the anterior thoracic cage.
Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True
• Question 13
Which condition is expressed by an exaggeration of the thoracic curvature?
Selected Answer:
Hyperkyphosis Correct Answer:
Hyperkyphosis
• Question 14
The femur is part of the axial skeleton. Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False
• Question 15
Which classification of bone has an unusual appearance and can be varied in shape?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Irregular bones Irregular bones
• Question 16
Which type of fracture occurs when a bone is broken into multiple pieces?
Selected Answer: Correct Answer:
Comminuted Comminuted
• Question 17
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when bone tissue loses enough mass to become extremely brittle.
Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True
• Question 18
Which type of bone surface marking allows for muscle attachment?
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Depression Projection
• Question 19
The sternum consists of the manubrium, body, and the xiphoid process. Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True
• Question 20
A herniated disc occurs when the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc places pressure on a spinal nerve.
Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True [Show Less]