Ch 2 merrills self test

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Excluding small sesamoid and accessory bones in the skull, how many bones comprise the skeleton?

206

Which term refers to a movement of a body part away from the central axis of the body?

Abduction

Which term specifically refers to the study of the joints?

Arthrology

Which structural classification of articulations refers to joints that have only limited or slight movement?

Cartlaginous

Which term refers to a body part on the opposite side of the body?

Contralateral

Which term is the plural fro diagnosis?

Diagnoses

Which functional classification of articulations are synovial joints?

Diarthroses

Which structural classification of articulations are cranial sutures?

Fibrous

Which bone classification consists largely of compact tissue in the form of two plates that enclose a layer of diploe?

Flat

Which term for a depression refers to a hole in a bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass?

Foramen

Which body structure is located within the thoracic cavity?

Heart

Which plane is positioned at a right angle to the saggittal and coronal planes?

Horizontal

Which body habitus represents a person of large, massive stature in whom the stomach is located high and nearly horizontal within the abdomen?

Hypersthenic

Which region of the abdomen is located below the umbilical region?

Hypogastrium

Which body habitus represents a person with organs and characteristics that are intermediate between sthenic and asthenic body habitus types and is most difficult to classify?

Hyposthenic

Which of the following joints is an example of an ellipsoid joint?

Intercarpal

Which vertebrae is located at the level of the iliac crest?

L4

Which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves?

Midsagittal

Which term refers to a fracture in which broken bone projects through the skin?

Open

Which term refers to the study of the function of the body organs?

Physiology

Which term refers to the path of the central x-ray?

Projection

Which body position describes a patient lying face down on a table?

Prone

Which are the four fundamental body planes?

Sagittal, coronal, horizontal and oblique

Which structure belongs to the axial skeleton?

Skull

Which vertebrae is located at the level of the xiphoid process?

T10

Which vertebrae is located at the level of the inferior angles of the scapula?

T7

Which bone has a medullary cavity?

Tibia

Which type of movement occurs at a hinge joint?

flexion and extension

Which bone classifications are vertebrae?

irregular

Which term refers to a general body position?

recumbent

In which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located?

right lower quad

bones are classified according to their

shape

Which bone classification is the trapezium?

short

Which term refers to a long pointed process?

styloid

Which are the two great cavities of the torso?

thoracic and abdominal


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