Bone Anatomy

Structure #7 is the 

• medullary cavity

• periosteum

• epiphysis

• diaphysis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• periosteum

• spongy bone

• osteoblast

• compact bone

Identify 1:

• Proximal Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Distal Epiphysis

• Epiphyseal Line

Identify 2

• Proximal Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Distal Epiphysis

• Epiphyseal Line

Structure #4 is a single unit of bone, called a/an

• osteon

• osteocyte

• lacuna

• osteoblast

Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called?

• osteocytes

• osteoblasts

• osteoclasts

• osteons

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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

Which of these is a long bone?

• Femur

• Patella

• Scapula

• Carpal