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SHORT ANSWER. Wite the word or phrase that best completes e each statement or answers the question Figure 6.2 Using Figure 6.2, match the follotwing 11) Compact bone 12) Area where yellow marrow is found. 12) D 13) Area with articular cartilage 13) MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 14) 14) Factors in preventing (or delaying) osteoporosis include A) increasing dietary vitamin C C) decreasing weight-bearing exercise B) drinking fluoridated water D) decreasing exposure to the sun 15) Ossification of the ends of long bones A) is a characteristic of intramembranous bone formation B) involves medullary cavity formation C) takes twice as long as diaphysis D) is produced by secondary ossification centers 16) 16) The most sbundant skeletal cartilage type is A Ahyaline B) epiphyseal C) fibrocartilage D elastic 17) Bones are covered and lined by a protective tisue caled periesteum. The iner (osteogenic) layer 17) consists primarily of A) marrow and osteons C) chondrocytes and osteocytes B) cartilage and compact bone D) osteoblasts and osteoclasts A-2

Explanation / Answer

11) Compact bone - C.

Compact bone is present on the outside of a bone. It is enclosed, except where it is covered by articular cartilage and by the periosteum.

12) Area where yellow marrow is found - D.

Yellow marrow is present in the medullary cavity of the middle part of long bones.

13) Area with articular cartilage - A.

Articular cartilage is the smooth, white tissue, which encloses the ends of bones where they form joints.

14) The correct option is B. drinking fluoridated water.

Factors in preventing (or delaying) osteoporosis include drinking fluoridated water. Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride and decreases tooth decay. It contains fluoride, which help in prevention of cavities.