Quiz 3 - Skeletal System
All the following are examples of long bones except: radius humerus femur scapula
scapula
The last pair of ribs that do not have any attachment to sternum or costal cartilages are called:
Floating Ribs
Which of the following bone is an example of visceral skeleton?
Os-penis
The sesamoid bones are tiny bones located in the course of a tendon. These help to reduce the friction between bones and tendons and also help to change the course of a tendon.
True
The bones grow in length at both extremities at:
epiphyseal cartilage
The two extremities of a long bone are also called:
epiphysis
The bone which is expanded in two dimensions and has more surface area for attachment of muscles is called:
flat bone
A circumscribed hole in the bone, through which any structure (nerve, vessel or tendon) passes is called a:
foramen
Which bone is the largest sesamoid bone:
patella
The bones containing the air spaces in birds are called:
pneumatic bones