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Animation: Bone Growth in Width
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View the animation below, then complete the quiz to test your knowledge of the concept.



1

Bone producing cells are...
A)lamellae.
B)osteons.
C)osteoblasts.
D)periosteum.
E)endosteum.
2

The concentric rings of bone produced are...
A)lamellae.
B)osteons.
C)osteoblasts.
D)periosteum.
E)endosteum.
3

The combination of all of the concentric rings of bone built around a single blood vessel is called a(n)...
A)lamella.
B)osteon.
C)osteoblast.
D)periosteum.
E)endosteum.
4

Bone building cells beneath the endosteum lay down bone to form ridges around a blood vessel.
A)True
B)False
5

Once a tunnel of bone is formed around a blood vessel, the bone building cells of the periosteum lay down bone in concentric circles that fill in the tunnel.
A)True
B)False







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