Characteristics of Bones

The shaft of the bone is also called the

• epiphysis
• diaphysis
• endosteum
• periosteum

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

• periosteum
• spongy bone
• osteoblast
• compact bone

What are functions of the skeleton?

• Protection
• Blood cell production
• Movement
• All of these

This type of bone is solid throughout except for the central canals and lacunae.

• Compact Bone
• Spongy or Cancellous Bone

This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.

• Compact Bone
• Spongy or Cancellous Bone

Which of the following is filled with yellow marrrow? 

• medulary cavity
• spongy bone
• periosteum
• compact bone

If cartilage remains in this "specific" area, then growth is still occurring; it is located at the end of long bone

• Epipyseal plate
•  Medulary Cavity 
• Diaphysis 
• Endosteum 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The ENDS of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the:

• Epiphyseal plate

• Medulary Cavity

• Periosteum

• Epiphysis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Identify 1:

• Proximal Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Distal Epiphysis

• Epiphyseal Line

Identify 2

• Proximal Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Distal Epiphysis

• Epiphyseal Line