Ch 8 The Skeletal System
How many bones are in the adult vertebral column
26
How many pairs of true ribs
7
A synovial membrane would most likely be found in
A hinge joint
Which of the following is not one of the bones that makes up the hip bone
Acetabulum
Diarthrotic joints
Allow the least amount of movement; are surrounded by a joint capsule
Which type of joint use cartilage to connect bones
Amphiarthroses
Which joints permit the widest range of movement
Ball and socket
Which Structures alow nutrients to reach the osteocytes through the Havertown system
Canaliculi
Which of the following are cartilage cells
Chondrocytes
The parietal bones form which suture with the frontal bone
Coronal
Which term refers to the shafts of a long bone
Diaphysis
What is the name of the spongy bone found inside flat bone
Diploë
Subluxation is another term for
Dislocation
Which membrane lines the medullary cavity
Endosteum
Which term refers to the ends of a long bone
Epiphyses
The skeleton can still growing as long as there is cartilage left in the
Epiphyses plate
Which is the location in the bone where hematopoiesis occurs
Epiphysis
Thigh bone
Femur
Which of the following is the longest bone of the body
Femur
The frontal bone of the skull is an example of an
Flat bone
One of the bones that joins with two others to form the hip
Ischium
The rings of calcified matrix that make up the Havertown system
Lamellae
The humerus is an example of an
Long bone
The storage function or the skeletal system refers to the storage of the
Mineral calcium for the body
Another name for a compound fracture is an
Open fracture
Bouchard nodes are a common sign of which of the following comditions
Osteoarthritis
Which of the following is not a form of inflammatory arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Bone building cells
Osteoblasts
Which of these are bone resorting cells
Osteoclasts
The structural unit of compact bone is called
Osteon
Which bone condition occurs most frequently in postmenopausal women with calcium deficiencies
Osteoporosis
People with what condition go through episodes of frenzied bone resorption and bone growth
Paget disease
Which is the strong fibrous membrane covering most of the long bone
Periosteum
Bones of the fingers
Phalanges
The skeletal system function of the hematopoiesis refers to the
Process of blood cell formation
One of the bones of the forearm
Radius
Ensuring that young children have a sufficient amount of Vitamin Daniels in their diet will prevent
Rickets
Bone that joins with the clavicle to make up the shoulder girdle
Scapula
Which of the following bones is not part of the arm
Scapula
An abnormal side to side curve in the vertebral column
Scoliosis
The sutures are an example if which type of joint
Synarthroses
The region of the vertebral column that contains the largest number of the bones is the
Thoracic
The needlelike threads of spongy bone are called
Trabeculae
The hole in the center of the vertebrae is called the
Vertebral foramen
Which bone of the skull does not contain sinuses
Zygomatic
