Bone Tissue Worksheet
Explore the structure, function, and types of bone tissue with this comprehensive Grade 11 science worksheet.
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Bone Tissue Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the spaces provided. Refer to your notes and textbook as needed. Good luck!
1. Which of the following is the primary organic component of bone matrix?
Calcium phosphate
Collagen fibers
Osteocytes
Proteoglycans
2. The functional unit of compact bone is called a/an:
Trabecula
Lacuna
Osteon
Canaliculi
3. The process of bone formation is called .
4. are bone-forming cells, while are bone-resorbing cells.
5. The epiphyseal plate is responsible for growth in long bones.
6. Briefly describe the main difference between compact bone and spongy bone.
7. Osteocytes are mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix.
True
False
8. Red bone marrow is primarily found in the medullary cavity of adult long bones.
True
False
9. Label the indicated parts of the long bone cross-section shown below.
