Quiz about Gross Anatomy of Long Bones

Question 1

Identify 2

Accepted Answer

Diaphysis

Answer

Proximal Epiphysis

Answer

Distal Epiphysis

Answer

Epiphyseal Line

Question 2

Identify 4

Accepted Answer

Articular Cartilage

Answer

Proximal Epiphysis

Answer

Distal Epiphysis

Answer

Epiphyseal Line

Question 3

Identify the thin plate labeled #6.

Accepted Answer

Epiphyseal Line

Answer

Spongy Bone

Answer

Compact Bone

Answer

Articular Cartilage

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

osteon

Answer

osteocyte

Answer

lacuna

Answer

osteoblast

Question 5

Which of these is a long bone?

Accepted Answer

Femur

Answer

Patella

Answer

Scapula

Answer

Carpal

Question 6

Which term describes the end of a bone that is closest to the main mass of the body?

Accepted Answer

proximal epiphysis

Answer

distal epiphysis

Answer

diaphysis

Answer

periosteum

Question 7

Which of these is a type of long bone?

Accepted Answer

femur

Answer

carpals

Answer

tarsals

Answer

skull

Question 8

Which term describes ?

Accepted Answer

osteon

Answer

lamella

Answer

central canal

Answer

periosteum

Question 9

Which term describes ?

Accepted Answer

lamella

Answer

central canal

Answer

osteon

Answer

periosteum

Question 10

Which term describes ?

Accepted Answer

central canal

Answer

lamella

Answer

osteon

Answer

periosteum

Question 11

This type of cell dissolves and reshapes bone.

Accepted Answer

osteoclast

Answer

osteocyte

Answer

osteoblast

Answer

osteon

Question 12

Which part of a long bone is responsible for the production of red blood cells?

Accepted Answer

C) Medullary cavity

Answer

A) Diaphysis

Answer

B) Epiphysis

Answer

D) Periosteum

Question 13

What is the primary function of the periosteum in long bones?

Accepted Answer

C) To provide a surface for muscle attachment

Answer

A) To store fat

Answer

B) To produce blood cells

Answer

D) To house bone marrow

Question 14

Which of the following structures is found at the ends of long bones and reduces friction in the joints?

Accepted Answer

A) Articular cartilage

Answer

B) Compact bone

Answer

C) Spongy bone

Answer

D) Periosteum

Question 15

In an experiment, a scientist measures the length of a femur bone over time. What part of the bone is primarily responsible for its growth in length?

Accepted Answer

B) Epiphyseal plate

Answer

A) Diaphysis

Answer

C) Medullary cavity

Answer

D) Periosteum

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