The Skeletal System

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The rib cage is composed of

12 pairs of ribs and sternum

which of the following is an example of short bones?

Carpal bones

The membrane around the shaft of a long is the

Endosteum

The growth plate is also known as the

Ephiphyseal plate

The osteon is also known as the Haversian system

False

The periosteum is a membrane that lines the medullary cavity

False

The term for a hole or opening in a bone for blood vessels and nerves is the

Foramen

The coxal bones are more commonly known as the

Hip bones

Attaches the finger to the hand

MCP joints

which of the following bones create the roof of the mouth

Maxilla

Which of the following bones is located at the base of the skull

Occipital bone

The term used to describe the finger joints

PIP/DIP

The baby ''soft spot''

anterior fontanel

Bones of the extremities are included in the skeleton type

appendicular

The division of the skeleton including the cranium, vertebrae, and rib cage

axial

Which bone is the largest of the tarsal bone

calcaneus

spongy or ________- bone is where red bone marrow is located

cancellous

The location of red bone marrow

cancellous bone

A rounded bone process often near a joint

condyle

The cartilage that attaches the ribs to the sternum is called the

costal cartilage

Ridge-like bony projection

crest

the _________ is commonly known as the shaft of a long bone

diaphysis

the rounded end of the long bone is called the

epiphysis

An expanded end of a long bond is called a diaphysis

false

The humurus is the lower arm bone on the thumb (lateral) side of the arm

false

Yellow bone marrow produces new blood cells

false

ear ossicles are the smallest bones of the body

false

one growth stops, osteclasts and osteoblasts cease their functioning

false

the first cervical vertebra is called the axis

false

the ilium is one of the hip bones

false

the scapulae from the collarbone

false

the thoracic segment of the spine includes vertebrae

false

The opening for the spinal cord and brain attachment

foramen magnum

Bone depression that allows for bones joint, as with the elbow

fossa

Large bony projection, such as at the proximal end of the femur

head

is the process of blood formation

hematoporesis

Attaches the tongue to the pharynx

hyoid

the fibrous bands that attach bone to bone are

ligaments

three common vertebral

lordosis, kyphosis, scoliosis

yellow bone marrow is located in the

medullary cavity

are immature bone cells that create new bone

osteoblasts

are cells that digest old bone in preparation new bone growth

osteoclast

the process of bone handerling is called

osteocytes

the ____________ is the tough fibrous membrane that covers the shaft of the long bone

periosteum

Nonmoveable joints, such as those within the skull

suture

A large rounded process at the end of a long bone

trochanter

The femur is an example of a long bone

true

The mastoid process is located on each temporal bone

true

a synovial joint is the most moveable of the joints

true

weight-bearing exercises are essential for bone health

true

Cartilaginous tip of the sternum

xiphoid process


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