Quiz 3 - Skeletal System

All the following are examples of long bones except: radius humerus femur scapula

scapula

The last pair of ribs that do not have any attachment to sternum or costal cartilages are called:

Floating Ribs

Which of the following bone is an example of visceral skeleton?

Os-penis

The sesamoid bones are tiny bones located in the course of a tendon. These help to reduce the friction between bones and tendons and also help to change the course of a tendon.

True

The bones grow in length at both extremities at:

epiphyseal cartilage

The two extremities of a long bone are also called:

epiphysis

The bone which is expanded in two dimensions and has more surface area for attachment of muscles is called:

flat bone

A circumscribed hole in the bone, through which any structure (nerve, vessel or tendon) passes is called a:

foramen

Which bone is the largest sesamoid bone:

patella

The bones containing the air spaces in birds are called:

pneumatic bones