Growth of bones is controlled by a symphony of hormones. Which hormone is important for bone growth during infancy and childhood?
Growth Hormone
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The femur is classified as a ____ bone.
Long
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The most abundant skeletal cartilage type is
Hyaline
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What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo
Hyaline Cartilage
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Passageways connecting neighboring osteocytes within an osteon is a
Canaliculi
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The frontal bone is classified as a ____ bone.
Flat
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The outermost layer of the long bone is covered by the
Periosteum
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In the picture above, the canaliculus is labeled as the letter ____.
E
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The area of the long bone that contains red marrow for an adult is labeled as number ____.
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In the picture above, the lacuna is labeled as letter ____.
D
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Spongy bone is made up of a framework called
Trabeculae
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The structural unit of compact bone is
The Osteon
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In the picture above, the central canal is labeled as letter ____.
F
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Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of
Fat
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Normal bone formation and growth are dependent on the adequate intake of
Calcium, Phosphate, and Vitamin D
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It is thought that remodeling or bone growth is in response to the forces placed on it. Which of the following hypotheses may explain how mechanical forces communicate with cells responsible for bone remodeling?
Electrical signals direct the remodeling process.
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In the picture above, the osteocyte is labeled as letter ____.
C
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In the picture above, the osteon or Haversian system is labeled as letter .
A
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The membrane that lines the medullary cavity is the
Endosteum
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The small spaces in bone tissue that are holes in which osteocytes live are called
Lacunae
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Which of the following is not the function(s) of the skeletal system?
Provide Strength
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The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the
Osteoblast
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Wolff's law is concerned with
The thickness and shape of a bone being dependent on stresses placed upon it.