MCAT Biology › Bone Development and Growth
What type of bone cell is responsible for resorbing bone tissue?
The diaphysis is able to grow in length because of thin layers of cartilage cells located in which of the following regions?
A doctor oberves a teenager who noticed that one of his legs is about two inches longer than the other. He also sees that the patient had broken one of his legs when he was 8 years old, but the patient's notes don't indicate which leg. What conclusion is the doctor likely to come to?
An adolescent girl is suffering from reduced longitudinal bone growth in her humerus. Which of the following bone regions should be examined closely in order to determine the cause of the growth deficiency?
How do bones maintain a functional weight as they grow?
In childbirth, the child’s skull is flexible due to fontanelles, or soft regions that are composed of connective tissue. Through what process does the connective tissue of the infant’s skull become bone?
Where are osteocytes located?
Which of the following is true relating cartilage to the skeletal system?
A fetal rat's femoral cartilage is injected with a marker prior to endochondral ossification. The marker becomes deactivated as the cartilage is converted to bone. In which part of the femur would we expect to see a high concentration of the marker once the rat reaches adulthood?