Chpt 3 Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Part 2 True/False

The ischium is a bone in the skull.

False/It's the lower, posterior portion of the pelvic bone

The skull is part of the appendicular skeleton.

False/axial skeleton

The neck bones are the sacral vertebrae.

False/cervical

The shaft of a long bone is termed the epiphysis.

False/diaphysis

The tough, fibrous covering of the muscles is called a tendon.

False/fascia

An opening or hole in bone is called a fissure.

False/foramen

The metacarpal bones are in the ankle.

False/hand

The term for the kneecap is malleolus.

False/patella

The outer aspect of bone is termed the endosteum.

False/periosteum

The raised or projected areas of bones are called depressions.

False/processes

Syndesm/o is a combining form for tendon.

False/tendin/o

A combining form for cartilage is chondro/o.

True

An example of a bone process is an epicondyle.

True

Bones are attached to one another by fibrous bands of tissue called ligaments.

True

My/o is a combining form for muscle.

True

The clavicles are part of the appendicular skeleton.

True

The combining form for the ribs is cost/o.

True

The combining form perone/o means fibula.

True

The fibula is the lover lateral leg bone.

True

The outer covering of bone is the periosteum.

True

The temporal bones are in the skull.

True