Merrill's Chapter 3 Self test

Excluding small sesamoid and acessory bones in the skull, how many bones comprise the skeleton?

206

Which term refers to the movement of a body part away from the central axis of the body

Abduction

Which term specifically refers to the study of the joints?

Arthrology

Which structural classification if articulations refers to joints that have only limited or slight movement?

Cartilaginous

Which term is the plural form for diagnosis

Diagnoses

Which functional classification of articulations are synovial joint?

Diarthroses

Which structural classification of articulations are cranial structures?

Fibrous

Which bone classification consists largely of compact cortex tissue in the form of two plates that enclose a layer of diploe?

Flat

Which type of movement occurs in a hinge joint?

Flexion and extension

Which term for a depression refers to a hole in a bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass?

Foramen

Which body structure is located within the thoracic cavity?

Heart

Which bone classifications are vertebrae?

Irregular

Which of the following joints is an example of an ellipsoid joint?

Metacarpophalangeal

Which term refers to the study of the function of the body organs?

Physiology

Which term refers to a general body position?

Recumbent

In which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located?

Right lower quadrant

Which structure belongs to the axial skeleton? skull, lower limb, upper limb, pelvic girle

Skull

Which term refers to a long, pointed process?

Styloid

Which vertebra is located of the xiphoid process?

T10

Which bone has a medullary cavity? Tibia, sacrum, parietal, sternum

Tibia

Which term refers to a body part on the opposite side of the body?

contralateral

Which body habitus represents a person of large, massive stature in whom the stomach is lacated high and nearly horizontal within the abdomen?

hypersthenic

Which region of the abdomen is located below the umbilical region?

hypogastrium

Which plane divided the body into equal right and left halves?

midsagittal

Which term refers to a fracture in which a broken bone projects through the skin?

open

Which term refers to the path of the central x ray?

projection

Which are the four fundamental body planes?

sagittal, coronal, horizontal and oblique

Bones are classified according to their:

shape

Which bone classification is the trapezium?

short

Which are the two great cavities of the torso?

thoracic and abdominal