Merrill's atlas chapter 3 self-test
Shape
Bones are classified according to their:
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Excluding small sesamoid and accessory bones in the skull, how many bones comprise the skeleton?
Sagittal, coronal, horizontal, oblique
What are the four fundamental body planes?
Thoracic and abdominal
What are the two great cavities of the torso?
Diagnoses
What is the plural form for diagnosis?
Hypersthenic
Which body habitus represents a person of large, massive stature in whom the stomach is located high and nearly horizontal within the abdomen?
b. Heart
Which body structure is located within the thoracic cavity? a.Liver b.Heart c.Gallbladder d.Urinary bladder
Flat
Which bone classification consists largely of compact cortex tissue in the form of two plates that enclose a layer of diploë?
Short
Which bone classification is the trapezium?
Irregular
Which bone classifications are vertebrae?
Tibia
Which bone has a medullary cavity?
Diarthroses
Which functional classification of articulations are synovial joints?
Metacarpophalangeal
Which joint is an example of an ellipsoid joint?
Midsagital
Which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves?
Righter lower quadrant
Which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located?
Hypogastrium
Which region of the abdomen is located below the umbilical region?
Fibrous
Which structural classification of articulations are cranial sutures?
Cartilaginous
Which structural classification of articulations refers to joints that have only limited or slight movement?
a. Skull
Which structure belongs to the axial skeleton? a.Skull b.Lower limb c.Upper limb d. Pelvic girdle
Foramen
Which term for a depression refers to a hole in a bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass?
Contralateral
Which term refers to a body part on the opposite side of the body?
Open
Which term refers to a fracture in which a broken bone projects through the skin?
b.Recumbent
Which term refers to a general body position? a.Axial b.Recumbent c.Tangential d.Left anterior oblique
Styloid
Which term refers to a long, pointed process?
Abduction
Which term refers to the movement of a body part away from the central axis of the body?
Projection
Which term refers to the path of the central x-ray?
Physiology
Which term refers to the study of the function of the body organs?
Arthrology
Which term specifically refers to the study of the joints?
Flexion and Extension
Which type of movement occurs in a hinge joint?
T10
Which vertebra is located at the level of the xiphoid process?
