Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a feature of the humerus?
6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue
Gross Anatomy of Bones - Structure of a Long Bone
Back6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue
Gross Anatomy of Bones - Structure of a Long Bone
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the metaphysis of a long bone?
- Multiple ChoiceWhere does a long bone grow in length?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich part of a long bone is responsible for the growth in length during childhood and adolescence?
- Textbook Question
The part of the epiphysis that does not ossify during a person's lifetime is the:
a. Articular surface
b. Secondary ossification center
c. Diaphyseal notch
d. Nutrient foramen
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the longest bone in the human body?
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the long bone in the upper arm that extends from the scapula to the elbow?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich bone in the human body is the longest?
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the longest bone in the human body?
- Textbook Question
A bone with approximately the same width, length, and height is most likely:
a. A long bone
b. A short bone
c. A flat bone
d. An irregular bone
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the longest bone in the human body and where is it located?
- Multiple Choice
What problems would arise if a bone lacked a nutrient foramen?
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Where would you be more likely to find red marrow and why?
- Textbook Question
Correctly order the following steps of bone growth in length by placing a 1 by the first step, a 2 by the second step, and so on.
Calcified cartilage is replaced with bone in the zone of ossification.
Chondrocytes in the zone of proliferation divide by mitosis.
Chondrocytes enter the zone of calcification and die as their matrix calcifies.
Chondrocytes enlarge and cease dividing.
- Textbook Question
What are the primary parts of a typical long bone?