Multiple Choice Questions on Skeletal Connective Tissues

1. Bone marrow is composed of
a) adipose tissue, areolar tissue and blood
b) adipose and areolar tissue
c) adipose tissue and fibroblasts
d) adipose tissue

2. Bone marrow takes part in
a) assisting liver
b) assisting kidneys
c) controlling blood pressure
d) as haemopoietic tissue

3. Haversian canals occur in
a) pubis
b) clavicle
c) scapula
d) humerus

4. Hyaline cartilage does not possess
a) fibres
b) cells
c) lacunae
d) blood capillaries

5. Mammalian pinna is supported by
a) hyaline cartilage
b) elastic cartilage
c) calcified cartilage
d) white fibrous connective tissue

6. Membrane surrounding a bone is called
a) periosteum
b) endo steum
c) pericardium
d) perichondrium

7. Major inorganic components of vertebrate bone is
a) calcium carbonate
b) calcium carbonate
c)  calcium phosphate
d) potassium hydroxide

8. Match the following:

i) chondrocyte	A) bone forming
ii) osteocyte	B) cartilage forming
iii) osteoblasts	C) bone maintaining
iv) osteoclasts	D) bone eating

a) i)-A , ii)-B, iii)-C, iv)-D
b) i)-B , ii)-C, iii)-A, iv)-D
c) i)-D , ii)-C, iii)-B, iv)-A
d) i)-A , ii)-B, iii)- D, iv)-C

9.Formation of cartilage bones involves

a) deposition of bony matter by osteoclasts only
b) deposition of bony matter by osteoblasts and resorption by chondroclasts
c)  deposition of bony matter by osteoblasts only
d) deposition of bony matter by osteoclasts and resorption by chondroclasts

10. Haversian canals found in bones contain
a) artery and vein
b) osteoblasts in areolar tissue
c) nerve and lymph vessel
d) all of these

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Answers
1. a) adipose tissue, areolar tissue and blood
2. d) as haemopoietic tissue
3. d) humerus
4. a) fibres
5. b) elastic cartilage
6. a) periosteum
7. c) calcium phosphate
8. b) i)-B , ii)-C, iii)-A, iv)-D
9. b) deposition of bony matter by osteoblasts and resorption by chondroclasts
10. d) all of these