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How many bones are in the human skull?

22

Which statement is not correct about keratin?

Keratin and melatonin form dandruff.

Which of the following words means absence of contractions of the heart?

asystole

Which of the following words pertains to the head and arm?

brachiocephalic

The first region of the vertebral column, from the top, is the:

cervical.

What develops to take blood through an alternate route?

collateral circulation

Sudden, short, painful contractions of a muscle or group of muscles is called a:

cramp

What is the medical term for the "back of the hand" ?

dorsum

What is a Pott fracture?

fracture of the fibula, near the ankle

In the word epiphysis, the root means:

growth.

What does exercise create in muscle fibers?

lactic acid

What are the four components of the skeletal system?

ligaments, tendons, bones, and cartilage

In the word latissimus dorsi, the suffix -imus means:

most.

What does a tendon connect?

muscle to bone

Cells that produce the matrix of new bone tissue are called:

osteoblasts.

Which of the following health care occupations would not be working with a rehabilitation team?

phlebotomist

A(n) ________________ donor can supply a heart to a recipient in a heart ___________________.

recently deceased; transplant

The origin of the rotator cuff tendon is on the _________________, and its insertion point is on the ______________.

scapula ____ humerus

When the ball of the humerus slips out of the scapula's socket what will occur?

shoulder dislocation

The normal heart rhythm results from the____________________ acting as the _____________________ of the heart.

sinoatrial node; pacemaker

Blood circulates to all parts of the body except the lungs through the ___________:

systemic circulation.

What is another name for skeletal muscle?

voluntary muscle

The _______ bone separates the two nasal cavities.

vomer

Artificial heart valves can be composed of:

all of these answers are correct

The heart is located in the thoracic cavity _______________ the lungs in an area called the _________________,

between the mediastinum

The posterior thigh is composed mostly of the three hamstring muscles:

biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus

A synonym for mitral valve is:

bicuspid valve.

The Achilles tendon is another name for the ____________ tendon.

calcaneal

Mary was in a car accident 3 days ago. Her physician documented that Mary had suffered a fracture to her L1 area of the back. What does this mean?

fracture of the first lumbar vertebra

The deltoid muscle is located in the:

front of the shoulder.

The G in ECG stands for________________ and means _________________________.

gram; drawing or record

What is the attachment of a muscle to a more movable part of the skeleton called?

insertion

The most common type of bones in the body are the:

long bones

Incomplete bone formation, leading to fragile, easily broken bones, is called:

osteogenesis imperfecta

The medical term for low bone density is:

osteopenia.

Because of the lower leg's weight, which muscle has to be very strong in order to straighten the knee joint?

quadriceps femoris

Osteomalacia is also known as _______ in children.

rickets

The word for a wall dividing two cavities is ______________, and its plural is ______________.

septum; septa

What is the best description for fascia?

sheet of fibrous connective tissue

What types of materials or procedures are used for external fixation of a fracture?

splints and plaster casts

Which of the following terms is not a common cardiac arrhythmia?

stenosis

Rotating your hand or forearm sideways or laterally is called:

supination

Basically, the rotator cuff is a:

tendon

The biceps are located in:

the arm.

Each hip bone is actually a fusion of three bones:

the ilium, ischium and pubis

What is another name for the femur?

the thigh bone

There are four valves which work together to ensure the correct flow of blood through your heart. Which two valves are on the right side of the heart?

tricuspid and pulmonary

The axial skeleton is the _______ axis of the body.

upright

Which of the following words means narrowing of a blood vessel?

vasoconstriction

Which of the following is the correct plural for one of the bones of the spinal column?

vertebrae

A recanalization of a blood _________________ by surgery is _______________________.

vessel; angioplasty

Which is the correct statement about atrophy?

wasting away or diminished volume of muscle tissue

The radial artery is located in the:

wrist.

If a stroke victim is having difficulty walking, what type of assistive device might they use?

a walker

A stent is:

a wire mesh tube used to keep arteries open

Cardiac problems present at birth are abbreviated:

CHD

Bone healing occurs in four steps. Which of the following steps of bone healing happens last?

Osteoblasts produce compact bone.

The combining form for heart is cardi/o.

True

Identify the elements in the term "cardiomyopathy":

a combining form, a combining form and a suffix

In a greenstick fracture, what has occurred to the bone?

The bone is partially fractured, with one side broken and the other bent.


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