Biology 218 – Human Anatomy - RIDDELL - Napa Valley College

Biology 105 – Human Biology
PRACTICE MIDTERM EXAM 1
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1) The medullary cavity of a long bone is lined with _________________________.
Answer: endosteum
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
2) The shaft of long bones is called the _________________________.
Answer: diaphysis
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
3) The head of a long bone is called the _________________________.
Answer: epiphysis
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
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4) The expanded articular end of an epiphysis that is separated from the shaft by a narrower neck is termed a
_________________________.
Answer: head
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
5) Bone-forming cells are called _________________________.
Answer: osteoblasts
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
6) _________________________ is the process of blood cell formation.
Answer: Hematopoiesis
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
7) A smooth, grooved articular process shaped like a pulley is termed a _________________________.
Answer: trochlea
Diff: 1
Learning Outcome: 6-2
Skill Level: 1 Reviewing Facts and Terms
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