Skeletal System Bone Identification

A ________________ fracture generally occurs in children – one side of the bone shaft breaks and the other bends

• spiral

• greenstick

• colles

• potts

The difference between epiphyseal plate and epiphyseal line is that...

• plates are found in growing bones whereas lines are found in fully developed bones

• plates are found in fully developed bones whereas lines are found in growing bones

• plates are a result of fractures and lines are a result of diet

• lines are a result of fractures and plates are a result of diet

Long Bones are preceded by _________ in growth and development

• hyaline cartilage

• fibrocartlage

• short bones

• sesamoid bones

A mature bone cell is called a _________.

• osteon

• osteocyte

• osteoclast

• osteoblast

What can be found in the central canal of the haversian canal system?

• osteocytes

• lamella

• blood vessels and nerves

• red blood cells

Which part of the osteon contains the osteocytes?

• Lacunae

• Lamellae

• Canaliculi

• Central Canal

The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the

• Osteon

• Trabeculae

• Central Canal

• Osteocyte

Tiny, hairlike canals, that transport blood, nutrients and wastes, connecting lacunae to each other and to the Haversian canal

• Concentric Lamella

• Volkmann's Canal

• Lacunae

• Canaliculli

• Osteon

Bone destroying cells

• Osteocytes

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts

Bone forming cells

• Osteocytes

• Osteoblasts

• Osteoclasts