Anatomy Exam Chapter 7

Over activity of the anterior pituitary gland results in excessive secretions of growth hormone and which chronic condition?

Acromegaly

The shaft of a long bone, known as the _____, is composed of mainly compact bone.

Diaphysis

Tendons are tough connective tissue structures that attach to bones

False

The bones of the wrist are called tarsals

False

There are 14 thoracic vertebrae.

False

Which bones are thin and typically found where there is a need for extensive muscle attachment or protection for soft or vital parts of the body?

Flat Bones

The ______ bone is a single bone that forms the forehead.

Frontal

The central canal of an osteon is surrounded by concentric rings of bone, each layer of which is called a _______.

Lamella

The _____ bone is the strongest and longest bone of the face and forms the lower jaw.

Mandible

The two ______ bones join in a suture to form the bridge of the nose.

Nasal

The term for the formation of bone is called ______.

Ossification

Which common metabolic disease presents with irregular thickening and softening of the bones?

Paget's disease

The fibrovascular membrane that covers bone is called the _____.

Periosteum

Which disease occurs in the children and is caused by deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D?

Rickets Disease

The ______ system includes all the bones of the body and their associated cartilage, tendons, and ligaments.

Skeletal

The _______ bone looks like a butterfly and acts as an anchor binding all of the cranial bones together.

Sphenoid

The bones of the ankle are known as the ____bones.

Tarsal

Each _______ bone encloses an ear and bears a fossa for articulation with the lower jaw (mandible).

Temporal

The _______ is the largest and heaviest bone of the body.

The Femur

The breast bone is called_________.

The Sternum

The _______ is the largest and longest bone of the upper arm.

The humerus

The highest arch of the foot is the ______ arch.

The medial longitudinal

The _______ (kneecap) is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.

The patella

Because the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs do not attach anteriorly, they are called floating ribs.

True

The process of manufacturing blood cells is called hematopoiesis

True

The upper seven pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum and are called ______ ribs.

True (ribs)

The spinal column is formed from a series of 26 irregular bones called ________.

Vertebrae

The occipital bone has a large opening called the _________ __________ through which the spinal cord connects to the brain.

foramen magnum

The breaking of a bone of the associated cartilage is called a ______.

fracture

Abnormal curvature of the lumbar portion of the spine is called ______.

lordosis

The interior of the shaft of a long bone contains the ______.

medullary cavity

The type of bone cell responsible for the reabsorption of bone is called an _______.

osteoclast

The tiny cavities in the osteon called lacunae contain _______.

osteocytes

The _______ girdle is made up of the two hip bones.

pelvic

The laminae of the posterior vertebral arch do not unite at the midline in individuals with which congenital defect?

spina bifida