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Which of the following tissues is not found as part of a long bone?


A) Osseous tissue
B) Nervous tissue
C) Adipose tissue
D) Cartilage
E) Transitional epithelium

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The plasma membrane of __________ have a ruffled border with many deep infoldings,whereas __________ have long,thin,fingerlike cytoplasmic processes.


A) osteoclasts;osteocytes
B) osteocytes;osteoclasts
C) osteoblasts;osteoclasts
D) osteoblasts;osteocytes
E) osteocytes;osteogenic cells

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Wolff's law of bone explains the effect of __________.


A) different diets on bone elongation
B) mechanical stress on bone remodeling
C) temperature on bone growth
D) age on bone thickening
E) sex on bone widening

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Intramembranous ossification is common in children,whereas endochondral ossification is typical in young adults.

A) True
B) False

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The hemopoietic tissue in a bone is otherwise known as myeloid tissue.

A) True
B) False

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True

Concentric lamellae within an osteon are connected by lacunae.

A) True
B) False

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Spicules and trabeculae are found in __________.


A) compact bone
B) bone matrix
C) yellow bone marrow
D) red bone marrow
E) spongy bone

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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The process of dissolving bone and returning its minerals to the bloodstream is known as _________.


A) mineralization
B) mineral deposition
C) crystallization
D) resorption
E) ossification

F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

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D

The spaces found within the concentric lamellae are called __________,and they contain __________.


A) canaliculi;osteoblasts
B) osteons;stem cells
C) lacunae;osteocytes
D) lacunae;osteoclasts
E) central canals;osteocytes

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Closed reduction is the surgical realignment of the parts of a broken bone.

A) True
B) False

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Hypercalcemia causes depression of the nervous system.

A) True
B) False

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The center cavity of the diaphysis of a long bone is called the __________.


A) marrow cavity
B) central canal
C) nutrient foramen
D) canaliculus
E) epiphysis

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The _____ is an example of bone as an organ;_____ bone is an example of bone as a tissue.


A) femur;spongy
B) spongy;femur
C) skull;marrow
D) compact;sesamoid

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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A fracture in which the bone is broken into three or more pieces is called a __________ fracture.


A) linear
B) pott
C) comminuted
D) greenstick
E) compound

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Achondroplastic dwarfism is a hereditary condition,in which the long bones of the limbs fail to elongate normally because of reduced hyperplasia and hypertrophy of cartilage in the __________.


A) primary ossification center
B) secondary ossification center
C) primary bone marrow
D) secondary bone marrow
E) epiphyseal plate

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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A growing long bone in a child has only two areas of cartilage at the epiphysis.These two areas are the __________.


A) elastic cartilage and epiphyseal plate
B) epiphyseal plate and epiphyseal line
C) primary and secondary ossification centers
D) fibrocartilage and articular cartilage
E) articular cartilage and epiphyseal plate

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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The __________ is a marginal zone of the epiphyseal plate where,in children and adolescents,bone can be seen replacing the hyaline cartilage.


A) metaphysis
B) primary ossification center
C) secondary ossification center
D) osteoid tissue
E) epiphyseal line

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Patches of fibrocartilage formed in the healing of a fracture are called __________,whereas the bony collar formed around the fracture is called __________.


A) fracture hematoma;granulation tissue
B) granulation tissue;soft callus
C) fracture hematoma;hard callus
D) granulation tissue;hard callus
E) soft callus;hard callus

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Bone-forming cells are called __________.


A) osteogenic (osteoprogenitor) cells
B) osteoblasts
C) osteoclasts
D) osteocytes
E) osteons

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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B

Hypercalcemia is rare,but hypocalcemia can result from a wide variety of conditions.

A) True
B) False

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