Bone Structure and Function Quiz

What is the dense, white, connective tissue covering the articulating surfaces of bones at joints?

• Periosteum

• Articular cartilage

• Cortical bone

• Trabecular bone

Which term describes the process of blood cell formation?

• Osteogenesis

• Hematopoiesis

• Ossification

• Remodeling

What is the shaft of a long bone called?

• Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Osteon

• Medullary cavity

Which structure includes a single Haversian canal along with its multiple canaliculi?

• Osteocyte

• Osteoblast

• Haversian system

• Trabecular bone

What is the fibrous connective tissue membrane that surrounds and protects the shaft of long bones?

• Periosteum

• Epiphyseal plate

• Cortical bone

• Trabecular bone

Which term refers to the mature bone cells?

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts

• Osteocytes

• Osteons

What is the central hollow in the long bones called?

• Medullary cavity

• Haversian canal

• Volkmann’s canal

• Trabecular bone

Which term describes the growth plate near the ends of long bones where osteoblast activity increases bone length?

• Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Epiphyseal plate

• Osteon

What is the dense, solid bone that covers the outer surface of all bones and is the primary form of bone tissue in the long bones?

• Trabecular bone

• Cortical bone

• Osteon

• Periosteum

Which term refers to the interior, spongy bone with a porous, honeycomb structure?

• Cortical bone

• Trabecular bone

• Osteon

• Epiphysis