True or False; if false, select the answer that best corrects the statement.

Endosteum is most similar to the fibrous layer of the periosteum.

It used to be common practice in surgical fracture repair to strip and remove the periosteum. Now, however, surgeons take great care to avoid damaging the periosteum. Explain why, and describe what would likely happen to bone healing with the periosteum missing.

Wolff's law is concerned with:

a. Calcium homeostasis of the blood

b. The shape of a bone being determined by mechanical stresses placed on it

c. The electrical charge on bone surfaces

Match the bone markings listed on the right with their function listed on the left.

1. Attachment site for muscle or ligament

2. Forms a joint surface

3. Passageway for vessels or nerves

b. Condyle

Match the bone markings listed on the right with their function listed on the left.

1. Attachment site for muscle or ligament

2. Forms a joint surface

3. Passageway for vessels or nerves

c. Foramen