Ch. 8 The Skeletal System
All the bones listed below belong to the appendicular skeleton EXCEPT -clavicle -patella -ethmoid -ulna -carpals
Ethmoid
What is a sesamoid bone?
a bone that forms within some tendons in response to stress
Any bony prominence is called
a process
There are two of each of the following bones except for the unpaird
ethmoid bone(s)
The acetabulum articulates with the
femur
A hole through a bone that usually allows passage for nerves and blood vessels is called a(n)
foramen
Spines of the..... form a part of the pelvic outlet
ischium
These are all features found in a typical thoracic vertebra EXCEPT
it has a pair of transverse foramina
These are bones associated with the skull but not considered part of it EXCEPT
the vomer
You CANNOT palpate the... on a living person
medial surface of the fibula
The average number of bones in the adult skeleton is
206
The right hand and wrist of an adult has..... bones
27
Verterbrae are divided into five gropus, usually...... cervical,....... thoracic,....... lumbar,...........sacral,and.......coccygeal
7,12,5,5,4
........are NOT facial bones
Parietal bones
....... do (does) not belong to the pectoral girdle
The sacroiliac joint
...... is NOT found as a part of the temporal bone
The sella turcica
....... does NOT belong to a representative vertebra
The vertebral head
The... does NOT belong to the femur
anterior crest
In a herniated ("ruptured or slipped") disc, the ring of fibrocartilage called the... cracks and the.... oozes out
anulus fibrosus; nucleus pulposus
Why does an adult NOT have as many bones as a child?
because some separate bones gradually fuse with age
The spinous process has a bifid tip in most..... vertebrae
cervical
A rounded knob that articulates with another bone is called a
condyle
The axis is the only vertebra with a
dens (odontoid process)
The brachium contains the........, whereas the antebrachium contains the........
humerus; radius and ulna
A new born passes through the..... during birth
pelvic outlet
Costal cartilages connect
ribs with the sternum
All the bones listed below belong to the axial skeletion, EXCEPT,....... which belongs to the appendicular skeleton
scapula
The acromion is a feature of the
scapula
The glenoid cavity of the..... articulates with the head of the........
scapula ; humerus
The most common deformity is an abnormal lateral curavture called
scoliosis
The.....houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the
sella turcica; sphenoid bone
The manubrim belongs to
the sternum
Fontanels are...... in an infant
spaces between the unfused cranial bones
The...... suture separates the temporal bone from the parietal bone
squamous
The...... belongs to the thoracic cage, whereas the..... belongs to the pectoral girdle
sternum; clavicle
The.... can be easily palpated between the clavicles
suprasternal notch
Most of the bones of the skill are connected by immovable joints called
sutures
Sinuses are NOT found in the
temporal bone
Male and females pelves differ in the following features EXCEPT
the female sacrum is longer
All of these contribute to the wall of the orbit EXCEPT
the nasal bone
Which intervertebral disc is largest
the one between L4 and L5
Rib 7 is a
true rib
