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DHA Medical Licensing Exam Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System — practice questions

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How many types of bone marrow are there?Read the answer and worked solution →Blood cell production takes place in which marrow?Read the answer and worked solution →A long bone has how many parts?Read the answer and worked solution →The tubular shaft of a long bone is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The wider section at each end of a bone is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The fibrous membrane covering bone is the:Read the answer and worked solution →How many cell types are found in bone tissue?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cell forms new bone?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cell breaks bone down?Read the answer and worked solution →Osteoblasts trapped in the matrix become:Read the answer and worked solution →Which cells are undifferentiated?Read the answer and worked solution →Osteoclasts develop from macrophages and:Read the answer and worked solution →The space housing an osteocyte is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →The medullary cavity is filled with which marrow?Read the answer and worked solution →The lining of the medullary cavity is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The growth plate sits in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Bone matrix acts as a reservoir chiefly for phosphorus and:Read the answer and worked solution →Osteocytes maintain matrix mineral levels by secreting:Read the answer and worked solution →The basic structural unit of compact bone is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Flat bones of the cranium contain a spongy layer called:Read the answer and worked solution →Match the bone cellRead the answer and worked solution →Red or yellow marrowRead the answer and worked solution →Order a long bone end to endRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the bone structuresRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about boneRead the answer and worked solution →Count the bone factsRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the bone factsRead the answer and worked solution →Bone tissue bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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How many types of bone marrow are there?

  1. Two
  2. Nine
  3. Six
  4. Ten
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Correct answer: A. Two

1. Marrow fills the interior of most bone. 2. One kind is yellow and one is red. 3. There are two types of bone marrow, yellow marrow and red marrow. 4. So the answer is two. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 6 'Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System'_

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Blood cell production takes place in which marrow?

  1. Raw marrow
  2. Red marrow
  3. Ripe marrow
  4. Rich marrow
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Correct answer: B. Red marrow

1. Yellow marrow stores fat instead. 2. The other kind makes cells. 3. Red marrow is where hematopoiesis takes place. 4. So the answer is red marrow. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 6 'Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System'_

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A long bone has how many parts?

  1. Six
  2. Ten
  3. Two
  4. Nine
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Correct answer: C. Two

1. The shaft is one of them. 2. The widened ends are the other. 3. A long bone has two parts, the diaphysis and the epiphysis. 4. So the answer is two. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 6 'Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System'_

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