Bone Anatomy and Types of Bones Quiz

Structure #2 is the 

• medullary cavity
• periosteum
• epiphysis
• diaphysis

In adults, the substance at #6 would be 

• red marrow
• yellow marrow
• spongy bone
• clotted blood

Periosteum

• the membrane lining the bone cavity
• the tough membrane covering the shaft of the bone
• the shiny, articulating cartilage on the ends of a bone
• the blood vessels inside a bone

Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?

• diaphysis
• epiphysis
• periosteum
• endosteum

Which of these is a long bone?

• Femur (upper leg)

• Patella (kneecap)

• Scapula (shoulder blade)

• Carpal (wrist)

Which of these is an irregular bone(s)?

• Pelvis

• Humerus (upper arm)

• Phalanges (fingers/toes)

• Tarsals (ankle)

Which of these is a flat bone?

• Vertebra

• Tibia (shin)

• Fibula (bone outside of shin)

• Frontal (bone front top of head)

The epiphyseal line

• is made up of elastic cartilage

• is in the osteogenic layer

• separates the red and yellow marrow

• is where the growth plate used to be

The shiny white substance at #8 is the 

• articular cartilage
• periosteum
• yellow marrow
• diaphysis

Where are blood cells made? 

• Yellow marrow 
• Red marrow
• Spongy Bone 
• Periosteum

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