Bones and Joints Practice Quiz

Which type of bone tissue is considered dense bone?

Compact bone

The covering of the outer surface of bone is the...

Periosteum

The type of lamellae that forms the outside surface of compact bone is...

Circumferential

In which type of bone tissue are trabeculae present?

Spongy bone

Spaces in the bone matrix that are occupied by osteocytes are...

Lacunae

What strengthens the attachment of the tendons or ligaments to bone?

Sharpey fibers

What is the end of a long bone?

Epiphysis

A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon is a...

Canaliculus

Which type of bone cell has processes that lie in canaliculi?

Osteocyte

Which type of tissue covers the ends of long bones?

Articular cartilage

Which of the following cell types is responsible for breaking down bone matrix?

Osteoclast

The proper sequence of events in bone repair is...

Hematoma formation, callus formation, callus ossification, remodeling of bone.

Osteogenesis imperfecta can be caused by abnormally formed...

Collagen

Osteoclasts have projections called... that cause bone reabsorption.

Ruffled borders

Spongy bone tissue...

Contains interconnecting plates called trabeculae.

Returning the thumb to the anatomical position after touching the little finger is...

Reposition

The joint capsule...

Is a double layer of tissue that encloses a joint.

The joint between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae is a... joint.

Plane

The simplest types of movement at a synovial joint are... movements.

Gliding

A movement through 360 degrees that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction is called...

Circumduction

Cartilaginous joints unite two bones by means of...

Cartilage

A synchondrosis...

May be temporary.

Joints are classified according to the...

Structure of the joint.

In a syndesmosis...

The bones are held together by ligaments called interosseous membranes.

Articular cartilage...

Provides a smooth surface where bones meet.

Moving the mandible to the side as when grinding the teeth is...

Lateral excursion

The synovial membrane...

Lines the joint everywhere except over the articular cartilage.

Rotating the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly is called...

Pronation

The epiphyseal plate of a growing bone is actually a temporary joint called a...

Synchondrosis

A... is a type of joint that is multiaxial allowing a wide range of movement.

Ball and socket

Synovial fluid...

Decreases friction between bones.

Turning a structure around its longitudinal axis is called...

Rotation

The fibrous capsule...

Is a double layer of tissue that encloses a joint.

Which of the following movements is possible at the hip joint?

All of the choices are correct.

The type of movements where one linear part of the body bends relative to another part would be... movements.

Angular