6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue
Gross Anatomy of Bone: Periosteum and Endosteum
Learn with other creators
Practice this topic
- Multiple ChoiceFossae are __________.1642views2rank
- Multiple ChoiceThe structural unit of compact bone is __________.2066views4rank
- Multiple ChoiceSpongy bone contains osteons.1749views3rank
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is classified as a short bone?1840views2rank
- Textbook Question
It used to be common practice in surgical fracture repair to strip and remove the periosteum. Now, however, surgeons take great care to avoid damaging the periosteum. Explain why, and describe what would likely happen to bone healing with the periosteum missing.
401views - Textbook Question
Wolff's law is concerned with:
a. Calcium homeostasis of the blood
b. The shape of a bone being determined by mechanical stresses placed on it
c. The electrical charge on bone surfaces
670views1rank - Textbook Question
Match the bone markings listed on the right with their function listed on the left.
1. Attachment site for muscle or ligament
2. Forms a joint surface
3. Passageway for vessels or nerves
b. Condyle
260views - Textbook Question
Match the bone markings listed on the right with their function listed on the left.
1. Attachment site for muscle or ligament
2. Forms a joint surface
3. Passageway for vessels or nerves
c. Foramen
314views