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Connect Quizzes 6, 9 & 10
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All the non-visual questions from Connect Quizzes chapters 6, 9, and 10
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Name the functions of cartilage.
Support soft tissues, provide a gliding surface at articulations, and provide a model for the formation of most bones in the body.
Does cartilage allow for muscle contraction?
No
What are the functions of bones?
Blood cell production, movement, support and protection, and storage of mineral and energy reserves.
The process of blood cell production is:
Hemopoiesis
Example of a short bone:
Carpal bone (wrist)
Example of a flat bone:
Scapula (shoulder blade)
Example of a long bone:
Femur (thigh bone), tibia, phalanges, and humerus
Example of an irregular bone:
Vertebra (spine bone), patella
The shaft of the long bone is called the ___.
Diaphysis
The knobby region at the end of the diaphysis is the ___
epiphysis
Region of the long bone between the diaphysis and epiphysis, contains the growth plate:
Metaphysis
Layer of cells that cover all internal surfaces of the bone in a long bone.
Endosteum
Dense irregular connective tissue covering the outer surface of a long bone
Periosteum
Hollow, cylindrical space within the diaphysis, contains bone marrow in a long bone
Medullary cavity
Type of bone that contains no osteons, but consists of trabaculae composed of parallel lamella is ____ bone.
Spongy
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