Imagine an archeologist said they found an “osseous knife” used by ancient humans. What would you expect the knife to be made of?
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bronze
bronze
obsidian
obsidian
bone
bone
iron
bone
An embryo’s skeletal system begins as:
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a matrix of carbon crystals.
a matrix of carbon crystals.
hyaline cartilage.
hyaline cartilage.
fibers of calcium deposits.
fibers of calcium deposits.
ossified milk.
ossified milk.
hyaline cartilage.
The bone matrix, structurally, is most similar to:
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melted snow.
melted snow.
water vapor.
water vapor.
purified drinking water.
purified drinking water.
ice cubes.
ice cubes.
If you were a house, a contractor who patches up holes in your walls and fixes termite damage partly by breaking down the old, damaged walls would be most like which type of bone cell?
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteoclast
If you were a house, a contractor who expanded on the house by adding a new wing would be most similar to which type of bone cell?
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osteogenic
osteogenic
osteoblast
osteoblast
osteocyte
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteoblast
As you age, your upper leg bones go through:
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intramembranous ossification.
intramembranous ossification.
endochondral ossification.
endochondral ossification.
hyaline cartilagation.
hyaline cartilagation.
calcified remodeling.
calcified remodeling.