The Skeletal System

The humerus is a

A bone of the upper limbs.

What is called: The person moves his left thigh away from the midline of the body?

Abduction

With which of the following is the patella least associated?

Acetabulum.

The carpals

Are short bones, articulates with the radius and ulna,are bones of the wrist.

Measurement from the acromion to the olecranon process determines

Arm length.

The humerus

Articulates distally with the Ulna.

The tibia

Articulates with the femur and the proximal and distal fibulae.

Which of the following is least true of the mandible?

Articulates with the occipital bone.

The mandible

Articulates with the temporal bone.

Myelosuppression affects which structure?

Bone marrow.

Which bone structure is most concerned with hemopoiesis?

Bone marrow.

Which group is incorrect?

Bone of the lower extremities:femur,tibia,clavicle.

Which group is incorrect?

Bones of the vertebral column: atlas, axis, coxal bone.

Osteoclastic activity

Break down bone.

Which bones are distal to the radius and ulna and proximal to the metacarpals?

Carpals.

Which of the following is true of the sternum?

Composed of the manubrium,body, and xiphoid process.

The diaphysis is

Composed primarily of compact bone.

The occipital bone

Contains the foramen magnum.

The Maxilla

Contains the upper teeth.

Which bone is formed by the ischium,ilium, and pubis?

Coxal bone.

Which of the following is not a bone of the vertebral column?

Coxal bone.

Which of the following is not part of the thoracic cage?

Coxal bones.

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

Diaphysis.

Which bones forms the elbow?

Distal humerus,proximal ulna.

the olecranon process is most associated with which joint?

Elbow or Humeroulnar.

At which joint do the humerus and ulna meet?

Elbow.

The olecranon process articulates with the humerus to form a(the)

Elbow.

Which of the following is located at the ends of a long bone?

Epiphysis.

The greater and lesser trochanters are located in which bone?

Femur.

Which bone is distal to the acetabulum and proximal to the patella?

Femur.

What is the name of the "soft spots" in the baby skull?

Fontanels.

The ilium, ischium, and pubis

Form the coxal bone.

Which of the following bones articulates at a suture?

Frontal and parietal

The coronal suture forms an immovable joint between the parietal bone and which bone?

Frontal.

At which joint do the scapula and arm bone meet?

Glenohumeral.

Which of the following joints can engage in flexion, extension,adduction, abduction,and circumduction?

Glenohumeral.

What is a type of projection that articulates with the glenoid cavity?

Head.

At which joint do the femur and coxal bone meet?

Hip.

Osteons are found primarily

In the diaphysis.

Which of the following is least true of the knee?

Is a synovial joint that can normally be flexed, extended, and abducted.

The zygomatic bone

Is called the cheekbone.

The sternomanubrial joint

Is located at the level of the second rib.

The Humerus

Is located in the arm.

The periosteum

Is tough connective tissue, is the outer lining of a long bone, provides site of attachment for tendon.

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

Knee/Tibiofemerol

Which of the following refers to an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the spine(hunchback)

Kyphosis.

The Obturator foramen is the

Large foramen in the coxal bone.

Which group is incorrect?

Long bones: humerus, femur, tibia, parietal.

Which word(s) best reflect(s) the function of epiphyseal disc?

Longitudinal growth.

Which bone form the palm of the hand?

Metacarpals.

Which of the following is a hinge joint?

Metacarpophalangeal joint.

Which bone is found in the skull but not in the facial bone?

Occipital.

To measure the length of the humerus, you would measure from the

Ocromion to the olecranon process.

Which of the following is not associated with the glenohumeral joint?

Olecranon process.

A foramen and meatus are

Openings.

What is the term that refers to the replacement of cartilage by bone?

Ossification.

Which bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia?

Patella.

What is the outer lining of connective tissue that surrounds the diaphysis of a long bone and contains the blood vessels that supply the bone?

Periosteum.

Which structure is the site of attachment for tendons?

Periosteum.

Which of the following describes both the hallux and the pollex?

Phalanges.

The diaphysis is the

Shaft of a long bone.

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

Shoulder.

What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and symphysis pubis?

Slightly movable.

Cancellous refers a(n)

Spongy bone.

To measure the length of the breast bone, you would measure from the

Suprasternal notch to the Xiphoid process.

Which of the following is not a long bone or a long bone marking?

Suture.

Which of the following is most descriptive of calcaneus?

Tarsal bone.

What group of bone includes the calcaneus?

Tarsals.

Which bone is found in the skull but not in the cranium?

The Mandible.

The palatine process of this facial bone forms which anterior part of the hard palate?

The maxilla.

What is true of all these joints:Tibiofemoral,hip,glenohumeral,and humeroulna?

They are all freely movable.

Which bone is described by the following:Leg, Shin, and medial malleolus?

Tibia.

The type of joint movement at the humeroulnar joint is most similar to the movement at the

Tibiofemoral joint.

Which of the following word(s) is (are) related to the ribs?

True, false, and floating.

Which group is incorrect?

Types of freely movable joint: hinge,ball and socket, and suture.

Which group is incorrect?

Types of movable: flexion, pronation, abduction, ossification.

Which of the following bones is not located in the lower limbs?

Ulna.

Which of the following is not associated with the Femur?

Vertebra prominens.

C1 to C7 refers to

Vertebrae.

Cervical, thoracic,lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal refer to

Vertebrae.

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and axis?

Vertebral.

Estrogen, progesterone, and growth hormone

affect the activity of the epiphyseal disc.

The lateral and medial malleoli

are associated with the ankles.

Fontanels

are present in fetal and infant skulls, allow expansion of the infant skull during growth, eventually fuse or seal.

Fontanels are

areas found in the infant skull and are not ossified.

There is no intervertebral cartilage between

atlas and axis.

Which of the following is least true of the occipital bone?

contains the mastoid process and external auditory meatus.

The symphysis pubis is slightly movable joint associated with the

coxal bone.

The carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges

form the hand.

A synovial joint is

freely movable.

Which structure includes the calcaneus?

heel.

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is

immovable joint.

The vertebrae prominens

is C7

The lateral malleolus

is a process on the distal fibula.

The acetabulum

is part of the femur.

The ischial tuberosity

is the part of the coxal bone upon which you sit.

Injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may

may stunt the growth of the injured leg.

Osteoclastic activity

raises blood calcium levels.

The acetabulum

receives the head of the femur.

The harversian system(osteon) is

the cylindrical arrangement of dense bone.