SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260172195
Author: VanPutte
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 6, Problem 3RAC
Which of these statements concerning cartilage is correct?
a. Cartilage often occurs in thin plates or sheets.
b. Chondrocytes receive nutrients and oxygen from blood vessels in the matrix.
C. Articular cartilage has a thick perichondrium layer
d. The perichondrium contains both chondrocytes and osteocytes.
e. Appositional growth of cartilage occurs when chondrocytes within the tissue add more matrix from the inside.
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Which of these statements concerning cartilage is correct?a. Cartilage often occurs in thin plates or sheets.b. Chondrocytes receive nutrients and oxygen from blood vessels inthe matrix.c. Articular cartilage has a thick perichondrium layer.d. The perichondrium contains both chondrocytes and osteocytes.e. Appositional growth of cartilage occurs when chondrocytes withinthe tissue add more matrix from the inside.
Which of the following statements about bone tissue is/are TRUE?
Group of answer choices
a. Spiraling collagen fibers gives bone its tremendous resistance to torsional forces.
b. Concentric rings of bone matrix, called lamellae, compose an osteon.
c. Bone marrow occurs within the spongy bone and in a central medullary cavity.
d. The epiphyseal plate of long bones close during fetal development.
e. Calcium phosphate salts crystallize to form the inorganic part of bone.
f. Osteoblasts are immature, bone-forming cells.
g. Bones are classified by shape: long, short, irregular, or flat.
h. The trabeculae of compact bone are arranged in parallel units along the long axis.
All of the following are functions of cartilage except a. cartilage serves as a site for hemopoiesis. b. cartilage provides support for soft tissue. c. cartilage forms the initial model in endochondral ossification. d. cartilage provides a smooth gliding surface at the end of bones in freely movable joints.
Chapter 6 Solutions
SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
Ch. 6.1 - Name the four components of the skeletal system.Ch. 6.1 - Describe the five major functions of the skeletal...Ch. 6.2 - What are the three types of cartilage? Which type...Ch. 6.2 - Describe the structure of hyaline cartilage. Name...Ch. 6.2 - Differentiate between oppositional and...Ch. 6.3 - Name the components of bone matrix, and explain...Ch. 6.3 - Differentiate among the characteristics and...Ch. 6.3 - Describe the formation of new bone by appositional...Ch. 6.3 - What cells give rise to osteochondral progenitor...Ch. 6.3 - How is the organization of collagen fibers...
Ch. 6.3 - Describe the structure of spongy bone. What are...Ch. 6.3 - Describe the structure of compact bone. What is an...Ch. 6.3 - Trace the pathway nutrients must follow from blood...Ch. 6.4 - List the four basic shapes of bones, and give an...Ch. 6.4 - Sketch and lable the parts of a typical long bone.Ch. 6.4 - Where are the periosteum and endosteum located,...Ch. 6.4 - What are red and yellow bone marrows? Where are...Ch. 6.4 - Compare the structure of a long bone with those of...Ch. 6.5 - Describe the formation of spongy and compact bone...Ch. 6.5 - For the process of endochondral ossification,...Ch. 6.5 - When do primary and secondary Ossification centers...Ch. 6.5 - What bones, or parts of bones, are formed from...Ch. 6.6 - Name and describe the events occurring in the four...Ch. 6.6 - Explain the process of growth at the articular...Ch. 6.6 - Describe how new osteons are produced as a bone...Ch. 6.6 - Prob. 26AYPCh. 6.6 - Prob. 27AYPCh. 6.6 - Prob. 28AYPCh. 6.7 - Why is it important for bone remodeling to occur?Ch. 6.7 - What is a basic multicellular unit (BMU)? Explain...Ch. 6.7 - Prob. 31AYPCh. 6.8 - What are the four steps of bone repair?Ch. 6.8 - Prob. 33AYPCh. 6.8 - Distinguish between the location and composition...Ch. 6.8 - Prob. 35AYPCh. 6.9 - Prob. 36AYPCh. 6.9 - Prob. 37AYPCh. 6.9 - Prob. 38AYPCh. 6.9 - Prob. 39AYPCh. 6.10 - What effect does aging hove on the quality and...Ch. 6.10 - Prob. 41AYPCh. 6 - Prob. 1RACCh. 6 - Chondrocytes are mature cartilage cells within the...Ch. 6 - Which of these statements concerning cartilage is...Ch. 6 - Prob. 4RACCh. 6 - Prob. 5RACCh. 6 - Prob. 6RACCh. 6 - Prob. 7RACCh. 6 - Prob. 8RACCh. 6 - Prob. 9RACCh. 6 - Prob. 10RACCh. 6 - Prob. 11RACCh. 6 - The periosteum a. is an epithelial tissue...Ch. 6 - Prob. 13RACCh. 6 - Prob. 14RACCh. 6 - Prob. 15RACCh. 6 - Prob. 16RACCh. 6 - Prob. 17RACCh. 6 - During growth in length of a long bone, cartilage...Ch. 6 - Prob. 19RACCh. 6 - Prob. 20RACCh. 6 - Prob. 21RACCh. 6 - Bone remodelling can occur When woven bone is...Ch. 6 - Given these processes: (1) cartilage ossification...Ch. 6 - Which of these processes during bone repair...Ch. 6 - Prob. 25RACCh. 6 - Prob. 1CTCh. 6 - Explain why running helps prevent osteoporosis in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 3CTCh. 6 - Prob. 4CTCh. 6 - Prob. 5CTCh. 6 - Prob. 6CT
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