Anatomy-Skeletal

E. tendon

A band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone

B. Around two axes at right angles to one another

A biaxial joint has movement _________.

D. Hypersecretion of growth hormone

A boy grew rapidly and reached a height of 6'2" by the time he was 13. He had normal body proportions and sexual development was only slightly retarded. Which of the following caused his condition?

C. Humerus

A dislocated shoulder involves separation of the ______ from the scapula.

D. Pelvis

A fractured coxa is more commonly called a fractured ________.

A. Plane

A joint that consists of two opposed flat surfaces of approximately equal size is a _______ joint.

C. Canaliculus

A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon is a

C. Fibula

A patient in a skiing accident is told that the lateral side of the ankle joint has been crushed. The bone that has been injured is the _______.

D. Ischial tuberosity

A person sits on his/her ________.

B. Occipital

A person who gets hit on the back of the head might suffer injury to which of these bones?

B. Temporal bone

A person who has cerebrospinal fluid draining from the ear probably has a fracture of the

E. jaw

A person with a fractured mandible has a broken

B. Shoulder

A tennis player goes to the doctor and is told he has a torn rotator cuff. He has injured his _________.

A. Whiplash

A traumatic hyperextension of the cervical vertebrae is referred to as

E. either her toe or her finger

A woman punched her phalange. She hurt ________.

D. Cuneiform

A woman who drops something on her foot might injure which of the following bones?

B. Hypersecretion of testosterone

A young boy (10 years old) exhibited the following symptoms: advanced development of secondary sexual characteristics and rapid growth. Which of the following caused his condition?

D. The tibia

An example of a long bone would be

C. The scapula

Another name for the shoulder blade is

A. On the surface of the bone

Appositional growth deposits a new layer of bone

B. Thoracic

Articulate facets on the transverse processes are characteristic of _____ vertebrae.

E. all of these choices are correct

Bone remodeling may occur

C. Contains chondrocytes located in lacunae

Cartilage

B. Cartilage matrix

Chondroblasts produce

C. Cleft palate

Failure of the palatine processes of the maxilla to fuse properly during development results in a

C. Are the basic units in compact bone tissue

Haversian systems or osteons

B. Radius

If you break the lateral bone or your forearm, you have fractured your ______

A. Protection of the brain and soft organs

Important functions of the skeletal system include:

E. both the radius and the ulna

In a farm accident, a man has his arm severed midway between his wrist and his elbow. Which of the following bones was severed?

A. Incus and malleus

In conduction deafness, which of the following bones might fuse together?

E. in both the endosteum and the epiphyseal plate

In which of the following locations in a growing bone would the greatest osteoclast activity be found?

New chondrocytes and new matrix are added on the outside of the tissue

Is appositional growth of cartilage,

B. Bone to bone

Ligaments attach

A. Epiphyseal plate

Long bones grow in length at the

C. Calcium, phosphate, and vitamin D

Normal bone growth requires adequate amounts of _____, ______ and _______

A. Body

which of the following vertebral parts is most anterior in location?

A. Wear and tear of the joint.

Osteoarthritis usually is caused by ________.

E. connective tissue surrounding blood vessels from the endosteum

Osteoblasts involved in bone growth in length come primarily from

B. Cervical

The _____ region of the vertebral column is located in the neck

E. forms a protective cover for the shoulder joint

The acromion process

B. Sternum

The anterior body of the "rib cage" is the

C. Limbs and their girdles

The appendicular skeleton consists of the

A. Femur

The bone that articulates with the acetabulum is the ______.

D. Osteocyte

The cell type that is responsible for maintaining bone once it has been formed is the

B. Zygomatic bone

The cheekbone is also known as

D. The most inferior portion of the vertebral column

The coccyx is

B. Clavicle

The collar bone is the

E. perichondrium

The connective tissue sheath of cartilage is called the

B. Second cervical vertebra

The dens or odontoid process is on the

D. Fibrous connective tissue

The flat bones of the skull develop from

D. Metatarsals

The foot contains ________.

E. the spinal cord

The foramen magnum is a large opening in the base of the skull for

B. Provide a fluid-filled cushion

The function of a bursa is to ________.

D. Humerus articulates with the scapula

The glenoid fossa is where the

B. Shoulder, hip

The glenoid labrum is part of the _______ joint while the acetabular labrum is part of the _______ joint.

B. Sex hormomes

The growth part in puberty is triggered by

E. calcaneus

The heel of the foot is formed by the ________.

B. Metacarpals

The knuckles of the hand are formed by the distal ends of the _______.

D. Parietal and occipital bones

The lambdoidal suture is located between the

C. Centers of ossification

The locations where ossification begins in intramembranous ossification are known as

E. the intervertebral discs

The loss of height that occurs with aging is due to compression of

C. Contains mastoid air cells

The mastoid process

B. The floor of the orbit

The maxilla forms

A. Fractures

The most common bone disease is osteoporosis. The most common consequence of this disease is

D. Coxa

The obturator foramen is found in the _______.

C. Sells turcica (hypophyseal fossa)

The pituitary gland (hypophysis) rests in the

E. lay down bone mateix

The primary function of osteoblasts is to

C. Hematoma formation, callus formation, callus ossification, remodeling of bone

The proper sequence of events in bone repair is

A. Osteoblast and osteoclast activity

The remodeling of bone tissue is a function of

C. Thoracic

The ribs articulate with the ______ vertebrae.

A. Two parietal bones

The sagittal suture is located between the

A. Talus

The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia and the fibula is the ________.

D. Both have two rather than three phalanges

The thumb and big toe are similar in that ________.

C. Hyaline cartilage

The type of cartilage associated with bone function and development

B. Concentric

The type of lamellae found in osteons (Haversian systems) is

C. Allows a wide range of movements

The upper limb and its girdle are attached rather loosely to the rest of the body. This arrangement

B. Carpal bomes

The wrist is composed of eight ______.

E. ball and socket

This type of joint is multi axial allowing a wide range of movement.

C. Vertebrosternal

Those ribs that attach directly to the sternum are referred to as ______ ribs.

A. Cervical

Transverse foramina are found in _____ vertebrae.

A. Osteoclasts

When a fracture begins to heal, one type of bone cell moves into the fracture site and tears down the damaged bone tissue. Which of the following does this

E. all of these choices are correct

When a fractured bone is cast, it is important to leave some tension on the bone so that the

A. The female pelvis is heavier

When comparing the female pelvis with the male pelvis, which of the following statements is false?

C. Foramen- a hole for a blood vessel

Which of the following anatomical features of bones is correctly matched with its functions?

A.maxilla

Which of the following bones contains a sinus?

C. Inferior nasal conchae

Which of the following bones forms part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

B. Vomer and ethmoid

Which of the following bones forms the nasal septum?

A. Maxilla

Which of the following bones is a facial bone?

E. hyoid

Which of the following bones is attached to the skull by muscles and ligaments?

B. Temporal

Which of the following bones is paired?

A. Rib

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

D. Occipital bone

Which of the following bones is part of the cranial vault?

D. Stylus process- point of articulation of mandible with skyll

Which of the following bony features is mismatched with its description?

B. Osteoclast

Which of the following cell types is responsible for breaking down bone matrix

A. Maxilla- possesses sockets for teeth

Which of the following facial bones is correctly matched with its function?

B. It allows spinal nerves to exit the spinal cord

Which of the following is a function of the vertebral column?

A. Short bone- carpal bone

Which of the following is correctly matched?

B. Osteoclasts- responsible for resorption

Which of the following is correctly matched?

D. Mandible

Which of the following is found inferior to the maxilla and has a posterior articulation with the temporal bone?

E. parathyroid hormone- increases calcium loss in the kidney

Which of the following is mismatched?

C. Immunity

Which of the following is not a function of bone?

E. periosteum

Which of the following membranes covers the surface of a mature bone?

E. all of these are possible

Which of the following movements is possible at the hip or coxal joint?

A. Head

Which of the following parts of a rib articulates with the body of a vertebra?

B. A small pelvic outlet

Which of the following situations could you interfere with normal child birth?

C. Endochondrial growth in long bones occurs at the epiphyseal plate.

Which of the following statements about bone growth is TRUE?

D. Exposure of a bone to increased stress can lead to bone remodeling

Which of the following statements about bone remodeling and repair is correct?

D. The maxilla articulates with the mastoid process

Which of the following statements concerning the maxilla is false?

C. Thoracic vertebrae have long, thin spinous processes

Which of the following statements is true?

D. An exaggerated thoracic curvature is called kyphosis

Which of the following statements is true?

D. Sternum

Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process are all parts of the

B. Parathyroid hormone

Sam was a 60-year-old man. As a result of picking up a heavy object he fractured the radius and ulna of his right arm. X-rays indicated that he had severe osteoporosis. His blood calcium levels were above normal and the pathologist found cancer cells that produced a hormone-like substance. That substance was most likely

A. Manufacture blood cells

Some marrow of long bones is termed "red" marrow. The function of red marrow is to

C. Store adipose tissue

Some marrow of long bones is termed "yellow marrow" under normal conditions. The function of yellow marrow is to