Question: The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (the Haversian canal) is the site of _______.

Answer Choices:
A. Cartilage and osteoclasts
B. Cartilage and osteoblasts
C. Blood vessels and nerve fibers
D. Yellow marrow and spicules

Answer: C. Blood vessels and nerve fibers

Question: Which of the following is the correct sequence of steps in the repair of a bone fracture?

Answer Choices:
fracture hematoma, bony callus formation, soft callus formation, bone remodeling
soft callus formation, bony callus formation, fracture hematoma, bone remodeling
bony callus formation, fracture hematoma, soft callus formation, bone remodeling
bone remodeling, fracture hematoma, soft callus formation, bony callus formation
fracture hematoma, soft callus formation, bony callus formation, bone remodeling

Answer: fracture hematoma, soft callus formation, bony callus formation, bone remodeling

Question: Which a layer of hyaline cartilage reduces friction between bones involved in a joint?

Answer Choices:
periosteum
distal epiphysis
nutrient foramen
articular cartilage
epiphyseal plate

Answer: articular cartilage

Question: Which layer of the skin is composed of a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?

Answer Choices:
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
Subcutaneous layer
Corpuscle

Answer: Epidermis

Question: What are the three main parts of a human cell?

Answer Choices:
mitochondria, plasma membrane, chromatin
plasma membrane, cytoplasm, organelles
cytoplasm, cell wall, DNA
cell wall, mitochondria, chromosomes

Answer: plasma membrane, cytoplasm, organelles

Question: The lowest level that exhibits the characteristics of life is

Answer Choices:
elements
tissues
organs
cells
atoms

Answer: cells

Question: What tissue has lacunae, calcium salts, and blood vessels?

Answer: osseous tissue

Question: Melanocytes lie in the stratum basale of the epidermis.

Answer Choices:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: After it is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, the calcium combines with which protein?

Answer Choices:
Troponin
Actin
Myosin
Tropomyosin

Answer: Troponin

Question: Compared to the shoulder, displacements of the hip joints are _______.

Answer Choices:
A. common due to the weight bearing the hip experiences
B. rare because the rotator cuff stabilizes the hip joint
C. common due to a shallow ball-and-socket joint
D. rare because of the ligament reinforcement

Answer: D. rare because of the ligament reinforcement

Question: Control of temperature, endocrine activity, and thirst are functions associated with the ______.

Answer Choices:
A. cerebellum
B. medulla
C. hypothalamus
D. thalamus

Answer: C. hypothalamus

Question: After it is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, the calcium combines with which protein?

Answer Choices:
Troponin
Actin
Myosin
Tropomyosin

Answer: Troponin

Question: In the structure called a triad, the T-tubule is sandwiched between:

Answer Choices:
actin filaments.
myofibrils.
sarcolemmas.
sacs of sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Answer: sacs of sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Question: A soft callus forms during ___________.

Answer Choices:
endochondral ossification
intramembranous ossification
No answer text provided.
the healing of a fracture

Answer: the healing of a fractur

Question: Which of the following describes the plasma membrane?

Answer Choices:
A. a single-layered membrane that surrounds the nucleus of the cell
B. a double layer of protein enclosing the plasma
C. a phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell
D. a membrane composed of tiny shelves or cristae

Answer: C. a phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell

Question: The chief function of the T-tubules is to:

Answer Choices:
provide nutrients to the muscle fiber.
allow for the fiber to contract.
allow for electrical signals to move deeper into the cell.
allow for the generation of new muscle fibers.

Answer: allow for electrical signals to move deeper into the cell.

Question: Mitosis _______.

Answer Choices:
A. creates diversity in genetic potential
B. is division of the nucleus
C. is the formation of sex cells
D. is always a part of the cell cycle

Answer: B. is division of the nucleus

Question: Osteogenesis is the process of _______.

Answer Choices:
A. Bone formation
B. Making a creative model for the first bone
C. Bone destruction to liberate calcium
D. Making collagen fibers for calcified cartilage

Answer: A. Bone formation