Answer the Skeletal System Flashcards

Study and answer the Skeletal System in a smart manner with these flashcards and revise the concepts related to it. Learn the important terms, definitions, and much more briefly with these Skeletal System flashcards quizzes.   

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Front Back
Which of the following tissues is found in bones?
D
A bone with a long longitudinal axis and expanded ends is classified as a __ bone.
Long
The shaft of a long bone is the __.
Diaphysis
Which of the following statements about the periosteum is/are correct?
K
The function of a bony process is to provide a __.
Place of attachment for tendons and ligaments
Bone that consists of tightly packed tissue is called __ bone.
Compact
Bone that consists of numerous bony bars and plates separated by irregular spaces is called __ bone.
Spongey
The medullary cavity is filled with __.
Spongy bone
The intercellular material of bone is __ and __.
K
Severe bone pain caused by abnormally shaped red blood cells that obstruct circulation is characteristic of __.
Sickle cell
Bones that develop rom layers of membranous connective tissue are called __.
Intramembranous bones
Bones that develop from layers of hyaline cartilage are called __.
Endochondral bones
The band of cartilage between the primary and secondary ossification centers in long bones is called the __.
Epiphyseal plate
Cells undergoing mitosis in the cartilaginous cells of the epiphyseal disk are found in __.
Layer two
The primary ossification center in a long bone is found at the __.
Center of the diaphysis