Imagine an archeologist said they found an “osseous knife” used by ancient humans. What would you expect the knife to be made of?
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bronze
bronze
obsidian
obsidian
bone
bone
iron
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bone
An embryo’s skeletal system begins as:
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a matrix of carbon crystals.
a matrix of carbon crystals.
hyaline cartilage.
hyaline cartilage.
fibers of calcium deposits.
fibers of calcium deposits.
ossified milk.
ossified milk.
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a matrix of carbon crystals.
a matrix of carbon crystals.
hyaline cartilage.
hyaline cartilage.
fibers of calcium deposits.
fibers of calcium deposits.
ossified milk.
ossified milk.
hyaline cartilage.
The bone matrix, structurally, is most similar to:
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melted snow.
melted snow.
water vapor.
water vapor.
purified drinking water.
purified drinking water.
ice cubes.
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melted snow.
melted snow.
water vapor.
water vapor.
purified drinking water.
purified drinking water.
ice cubes.
ice cubes.
If you were a house, a contractor who patches up holes in your walls and fixes termite damage partly by breaking down the old, damaged walls would be most like which type of bone cell?
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteoclast
If you were a house, a contractor who expanded on the house by adding a new wing would be most similar to which type of bone cell?
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteoblast
As you age, your upper leg bones go through:
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intramembranous ossification.
intramembranous ossification.
endochondral ossification.
endochondral ossification.
hyaline cartilagation.
hyaline cartilagation.
calcified remodeling.
calcified remodeling.
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intramembranous ossification.
intramembranous ossification.
endochondral ossification.
endochondral ossification.
hyaline cartilagation.
hyaline cartilagation.
calcified remodeling.
calcified remodeling.
endochondral ossification.
As you age, your hip bones go through:
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intramembranous ossification.
intramembranous ossification.
endochondral ossification.
endochondral ossification.
hyaline cartilagation.
hyaline cartilagation.
calcified remodeling.
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intramembranous ossification.
intramembranous ossification.
endochondral ossification.
endochondral ossification.
hyaline cartilagation.
hyaline cartilagation.
calcified remodeling.
endochondral ossification.
Julia is tasked with drawing examples of different types of bone tissue. Which BEST describes the drawing Julia should make to represent compact bone?
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Triangular cells, packed tightly together, running through the bone’s diameter.
Triangular cells, packed tightly together, running through the bone’s diameter.
Branches that seem to crisscross one another, leaving air pockets between.
Branches that seem to crisscross one another, leaving air pockets between.
Flat circles, loosely connected at two points to the ones around them.
Flat circles, loosely connected at two points to the ones around them.
Long cylinders, packed tightly together, running lengthwise along the bone.
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Triangular cells, packed tightly together, running through the bone’s diameter.
Triangular cells, packed tightly together, running through the bone’s diameter.
Branches that seem to crisscross one another, leaving air pockets between.
Branches that seem to crisscross one another, leaving air pockets between.
Flat circles, loosely connected at two points to the ones around them.
Flat circles, loosely connected at two points to the ones around them.
Long cylinders, packed tightly together, running lengthwise along the bone.
Long cylinders, packed tightly together, running lengthwise along the bone.
If you were a house, the basic frame of the house around which your walls were built is most similar to which type of bone cell?
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteogenic
Which everyday object would MOST closely match the structure and look of cancellous bone?
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a tennis ball
a tennis ball
a rock
a rock
a hairbrush
a hairbrush
a sponge
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a tennis ball
a tennis ball
a rock
a rock
a hairbrush
a hairbrush
a sponge
a sponge
____ is the development of bone as an embryo; ____ is the development of bone across our entire lives.
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Ossification; cartilagation
Ossification; cartilagation
Cartilagation; calcification
Cartilagation; calcification
Calcification; cartilagation
Calcification; cartilagation
Calcification; ossification
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Ossification; cartilagation
Ossification; cartilagation
Cartilagation; calcification
Cartilagation; calcification
Calcification; cartilagation
Calcification; cartilagation
Calcification; ossification
Ossification; calcification
If you were a house, a contractor who hired two sub-contractors to help work on the house would be most like which type of bone cell?
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteogenic
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