A Group of Students Are Reviewing the Structure and Function

question 7

Multiple Choice

A group of students are reviewing the structure and function of bones. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they state that cortical bone is found primarily in which of the following?

• A) Rounded irregular ends
• B) Epiphyses
• C) Diaphyses
• D) OsteoblastsCortical bony tissue covers bones and is found chiefly in the long shafts, or diaphyses, of bones in the arms and legs. Cancellous bone is found at the rounded, irregular ends, or epiphyses, of long bones. Osteoblasts are cells that build bonesCortical bony tissue covers bones and is found chiefly in the long shafts, or diaphyses, of bones in the arms and legs. Cancellous bone is found at the rounded, irregular ends, or epiphyses, of long bones. Osteoblasts are cells that build bones

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