QUESTION 1
Which of the following is NOT a substance found within bone
tissue?
A. Phosphate
B. Calcium
C. Collagen fibers
D. Elastic fibers
QUESTION 2
What is NOT a primary function of the skeletal system?
A. Hematopoietic (blood cell
production) site
B. Triglyceride (fat) storage
C. Movement
D. Calcitonin production
QUESTION 3
This type of bone cell is activated with the release of
parathyroid hormone?
A. Osteocyte
B. Osteoclast
C. Osteogenic
D. Osteoblast
QUESTION 4
Which statement is NOT true regarding an osteon?
A. Found in both spongy and compact
bone
B. Osteocytes are found within lacunae
C. Contains a central canal carrying
blood vessels
D. Canaliculi connect lacunae to the
central canal
QUESTION 5
Which statement is NOT true of red bone marrow?
A. Located in the medullary cavity of
long bones in healthy adults
B. Found in flat bones such as the
sternum, cranium and hip bones
C. Located in spongy bone of bones in
healthy adults
D. Is hematopoietic tissue (blood cell
production)
QUESTION 6
Which statement is true regarding the epiphyseal plates?
A. Found in the diaphysis region of
long bones
B. Found in adult bones
C. Assists the bones in appositional
growth
D. It’s a portion of bone where
cartilage cells are converted to bone tissue
QUESTION 7
The trabeculae of spongy bone are well organized and align
precisely along lines of stress, which ultimately help bone from breaking?
True
False
QUESTION 8
Which choice best relates and/or describes Wolf’s law of
bone?
A. Relates to the amount of blood flow
to bone tissue
B. The density of bone matrix of bone
is determined by the mechanical stresses placed upon it
C. Influences calcium absorption by the
body
D. Calcium homeostasis of blood
QUESTION 9
Bone remodeling is a function of what cells?
A. Osteocytes and chondroblasts
B. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts
C. Osteocytes and osteoclasts
D. Osteocytes and osteoblasts
QUESTION 10
The organic portion of the extracellular matrix space
provides all of the following functions except for:
A. Tensile strength
B. Ability to resist stretch
C. Flexibility
D. Hardness
QUESTION 11
Which choice is true regarding calcitonin?
A. Overall, it will cause an increase in
blood calcium levels
B. Increases calcium absorption in
intestines
C. Activates the activity of
osteoblasts
D. Increases the reabsorption of
calcium in the kidneys back into the bloodstream
QUESTION 12
The majority of bones in the body are formed by endochondral
ossification where a cartilage model of bone is eventually converted to bone?
True
False
QUESTION 13
Formation of the fibrocartilaginous callus in the fracture
repair of bone is followed up by which process?
A. Hematoma formation
B. Bony callus formation
C. Formation of granulation tissue
D. Bone remodeling
QUESTION 14
Which choice is true of parathyroid hormone?
A. Indirectly inhibits calcium
absorption in the intestines
B. Inhibits the reabsorption of calcium
in the kidneys
C. Increases the production of vitamin
D
D. Overall, it will cause a decrease in
blood calcium levels
QUESTION 15
The inorganic portion of the extracellular matrix space is
produced by the osteoblasts?
True
False
