Cartilage & Bone Test Bank

In the following slides are examples of bone and

cartilage, cellular elements and other structures
associated with this hard connective tissue. You
can test your ability to recognize them by 1) first
hitting ENTER to see the question, 2) then hitting
the ENTER key to reveal the answer, and finally 3)
hitting the ENTER key to find a concise
explanation for the correct identification.
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Identify the specific tissue.

Elastic cartilage.
Chondrocytes in lacunae
indicate that this is
cartilage. The presence
of highly refractile fibers
in the extracellular
matrix indicate elastic
cartilage.
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The cells surrounding the

tip of the pointer
comprise what specific
layer?
Cellular layer of the
perichondrium.
Flattened, undifferentiated
cells between the
cartilaginous mass and
the fibrous layer
represent the cellular
layer.
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Name the tissue and

be specific.
Fibrocartilage.
The presence of
chondrocytes in
lacunae,
hypocellularity,
dense aggregates
of collagen bundles
all indicate fibrous
cartilage.
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The tips of the pointers

lie in the lumina of
what structures?
Haversian canals.
The arrangement of
concentric lamellae
and osteocytes
around a lumen
indicate that this is a
Haversian canal in
an osteon.
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Name the cells at the tip

of the pointer.
Osteoblasts.
Large, dark-staining
cells adjacent to bone
(osteocytes in
lacunae) along with
the light pink osteoid
indicate bone
deposition by
osteoblasts.
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Name the cell at the

tip of the pointer.
Osteoclasts.
Large
multinucleated
cells in
Howship’s
lacuna adjacent
to bone (note
osteocytes).
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The cells within the

outlined area
represent what
specific region?
Zone of
proliferation.
Chondrocytes
stacked in rows
are indicative of
this zone.
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Name the specific region of

the epiphysis as noted by
the structures between
the arrowheads.
Zone of ossification.
The pink staining bone
tissue being laid down by
osteoblasts on a core of
acellular calcified cartilage
remnants indicate the
zone of ossification.
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Identify the tissue.
Dense bone.
This dense bone is
mostly lamellar but
the are some
Haversian systems
visible.
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Identify the structure
at the tips of the
pointers.
Perichondrium.
A small bar of
hyaline cartilage
is present in the
bronchus. Its
capsule is
perichondrium.