Question 1

Which type of cartilage provides the greatest tensile strength and resists compression in the human body?

Accepted Answer

Fibrocartilage

Question 2

During appositional growth of cartilage, where is new cartilage tissue added?

Accepted Answer

At the periphery of existing cartilage

Question 3

Which function of the skeleton is best described as 'levers for muscle action'?

Accepted Answer

Anchorage

Question 4

Which hormone produced by bone helps regulate insulin secretion, glucose homeostasis, and energy expenditure?

Accepted Answer

Osteocalcin

Question 5

The axial skeleton includes which of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

Bones of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage

Question 6

Most limb bones, except for the kneecap, are classified as which type of bone?

Accepted Answer

Long bones

Question 7

Which structure is responsible for producing red blood cells in adults, and where is it most active?

Accepted Answer

Red bone marrow; in flat bone diploe and some irregular bones

Question 8

Which bone marking is a projection that helps to form joints?

Accepted Answer

Facet

Question 9

Osteons are found in which type of bone tissue?

Accepted Answer

Compact bone only

Question 10

Which cell type is responsible for breaking down bone tissue?

Accepted Answer

Osteoclasts

Question 11

In the analogy comparing bone composition to a highway, which component of bone is most like the 'rebar' that provides flexibility?

Accepted Answer

Organic components

Question 12

Which of the following bones forms by intramembranous ossification?

Accepted Answer

Flat bone of the cranium

Question 13

Which statement about endochondral ossification is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

It is more complex than intramembranous ossification.

Question 14

Which structure contains tiny canals filled with tissue fluid and extensions of bone cells, allowing communication between osteocytes?

Accepted Answer

Canaliculi

Question 15

A patient with a genetic defect in osteocalcin production would most likely have problems with which physiological process?

Accepted Answer

Regulation of insulin secretion and energy expenditure

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the difference between flat bones and long bones?

Accepted Answer

Flat bones are thin and broad; long bones are long and wide.

Question 17

Which of the following is a function of the periosteum?

Accepted Answer

Covers the outer surface of bone and contains bone-forming cells

Question 18

Which bone cell type monitors and maintains the bone matrix?

Accepted Answer

Osteocytes

Question 19

Which process describes the formation of bone from a hyaline cartilage model?

Accepted Answer

Endochondral ossification

Question 20

A fracture that damages the diaphysis of a long bone would most likely affect which structure?

Accepted Answer

Diaphysis

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