Bone Formation Quiz

What is the term for bone formation?

• Osteomalacia

• Osteogenesis

• Osteoporosis

• Osteosarcoma

What type of ossification occurs directly from fibrous connective tissue membranes?

• Appositional ossification

• Endochondral ossification

• Intramembranous ossification

• Calcified ossification

What is the condition called when osteoid accumulates in excess due to a failure of calcium or phosphate supply?

• Rickets

• Osteoporosis

• Osteosarcoma

• Osteogenesis imperfecta

How does bone growth occur?

• By interstitial growth

• By endochondral growth

• By appositional growth

• By intramembranous growth

What type of cells differentiate into osteoblasts?

• Chondrocytes

• Osteogenic cells

• Fibroblasts

• Macrophages

What is formed around periosteal blood vessels during bone growth?

• Concentric lamellae

• Trabeculae

• Cancellous bone

• Compact bone

Which zone of the epiphyseal plate is responsible for the proliferation of cartilage cells?

• Zone of Resting Cartilage

• Zone of Proliferating Cartilage

• Zone of Hypertrophic Cartilage

• Zone of Ossification

What is the first step in bone fracture repair?

• Release of blood that clots

• Differentiation of osteoblasts

• Formation of a hard callus

• Remodeling of woven bone

What type of tissue replaces the fracture hematoma during repair?

• Compact bone

• Cartilage

• Procallus tissue

• Cancellous bone

What is the final step in the bone fracture repair process?

• Differentiation of fibroblasts

• Formation of a fracture hematoma

• Remodeling into compact and cancellous bone

• Formation of a soft callus