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Which of the following would be considered a short bone?
a) carpals
b) femur
c) tibia
d) strernum

A fibrous tissue membrane that covers and protects the outer surface of bone is the
a) epiphyseal line
b) spongy bone
c) compact bone
d) periosteum

Mature bone cells are called
a) osteoblasts
b) osteoclasts
c) osteocytes
d) osteophages

Which of the following is true of the canals within bone?
a) central (Haversian) canals run lengthwise through the bone
b) perforating (Volkmann's) canals run at right angles through the bone
c) both are correct
d) neither are correct

Which of the following would be considered an irregular bone?
a) patella
b) vertebra
c) parietal bone
d) humerus

Which of the following is true?
a) Osteoblasts build or form new bone, osteoclasts break down bone.
b) Osteoclasts build or form new bone, osteoblasts break down bone.
c) Both osteoblasts and osteoclasts build new bone.
d) Both osteoblasts and osteoclasts break down bone.

What is the function of the epiphyseal plate?
a) cause thickening of bone
b) cause lengthwise growth of bone
c) cause new articular cartilage to form
d) site of tendon attachment

Which of the following contains the correct 5 functions of bone?
a) support, protection, fat storage, blood cell formation, immune system production
b) heat generation, protection, storage, lymph fluid formation, storage
c) hormone production, blood cell formation, support, protection, storage
d) support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation

Which of the following describes compact bone?
a) dense, smooth, homogeneous
b) dense, smooth, heterogeneous
c) loose, smooth, homogeneous
d) loose, rough, heterogeneous

Which of the following describes spongy bone?
a) dense, smooth,
b) long pieces of bone with holes in it
c) small pieces of bone with lots of open space between them
d) cube-shaped bone packed densely together

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