Bone Cells and Tissues

Which is NOT a function of bone? 

• blood cell production 
• triglyceride storage
• mineral homeostasis
• hormone synthesis

What are the two most abundant minerals in bone? 

• calcium and nitrogen
• sodium and magnesium
• calcium and magnesium
• calcium and phosphorus

Where does hemopoiesis occur?

• red blood marrow
• yellow blood marrow
• Epiphyseal line
• Endosteum

What is hemopoiesis? 

• blood cell production
• fat production
• bone production 
• all the above

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What is the name of the process in which mineral salts are deposited and as a result bone is hardened? 

• ossification 
• calcification 
• osteon
• radification

The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the

• periosteum
• spongy bone
• osteoblast
• compact bone

Osteoblasts' function is to...

• signal to osteocytes when to secrete more bone matrix
• mature into osteoclasts
• break down old bone matrix
• secrete bone matrix

Which type of bone cells are responsible for dissolving old bone matrix?

• Osteoblasts
• Osteoclasts
• Osteocytes
• Osteons

True or False: Bone tissue is a vascular tissue.

• True
• False

What is the formal name for bone?

• Osseous Tissue
• Opossemous Tissue
• Proper Bone
• Cartilage