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In the Haversian system, what tiny canal connects central canals to lacunae in compact bone?
a) lamella
b) perforating canal
c) Haversian canal
d) canaliculus

The medullary cavity in a bone contains:
a) stored mineral salts.
b) yellow bone marrow.
c) hyaline cartilage.
d) red bone marrow.

In embryos, the skeleton is primarily made of ______________, but in the adult, it is mostly made up of _____________.
a) elastic cartilage; osteoblasts
b) dense connective tissue; hyaline cartilage
c) bone; fibrocartilage
d) hyaline cartilage; bone

This is the shaft of a long bone and makes up most of its length.
a) Diaphysis
b) Volkman’s canal
c) Epiphysis
d) Metaphysis

How many bones make up the skeleton?
a) 6
b) 80
c) 126
d) 206

This lines the outside of bones.
a) Endosteum
b) Periosteum
c) Medullary cavity
d) Lacunae

These bones are somewhat cube-shaped
a) IRREGULAR BONES
b) FLAT BONES
c) SHORT BONES
d) LONG BONES

These cells secrete collagen and build bone
a) Osteoclasts
b) Osteoblasts
c) Osteocytes
d) Osteogenic

Bones grow in thickness by appositional growth.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Bones grow in length by the actions of the:
a) Volkman’s canal
b) osteoclasts
c) medullary cavity
d) epiphyseal plate

Hemopoiesis occurs in the:
a) red bone marrow.
b) yellow bone marrow
c) Haversian canal
d) Diaphysis

This term means a shallow depression in a bone.
a) Fossa
b) Condyle
c) Tubercle
d) Sulcus

This term means there is a round hole in a bone.
a) Condyle
b) Meatus
c) Foramen
d) Tuberosity

A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is a:
a) comminuted fracture
b) compound fracture
c) compression fracture
d) greenstick fracture

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