Chapter 6 - Biology: Bones and Bone Tissue

Cells that develop into osteoblasts are called:

Osteoblast are to bone deposition as:

Relatively inactive bone cells that help to maintain the ECM are:

What canals connect lacunae together?

The small, fluid-filled cavity occupied by an osteocytes is called a(n):

What is NOT a component of an osteon?

The structural units of mature compact bone are called?

What type of bone is adapted to withstand stresses arriving from many directions?

Branching "ribs" of bone present in spongy bone are known as:

Intramembranous ossification occurs in

What cells contribute to the process of calcification during intramembranous ossification?

Primary ossification centers develop in long bones in the

Secondary ossification centers are characteristic of:

What type of bone growth do you think a 40-year old male experiences?

What tissue serves as the model for bones formed during endochondral ossification?

Which of the following structures in a bone persists for life?

In the epiphyseal plate of a long bone, cartilage grows:

Appositional growth produces:

What term implies bone deposition via osteoblasts?

bone reposition requires the activity of:

Which dietary requirement for bone health can be made in response to skin exposure to UV light?

Bone growth and remodeling depends on adequate intake of:

What hormone promotes an increase in the activity of osteoclasts?

What vitamin deficiency causes rickets in children?

Which hormone, produced by the thyroid gland, works opposite to parathyroid hormone (PTH)?