Merrill's atlas chapter 3 self-test

Shape

Bones are classified according to their:

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

Sagittal, coronal, horizontal, oblique

What are the four fundamental body planes?

Thoracic and abdominal

What are the two great cavities of the torso?

Diagnoses

What is the plural form for diagnosis?

Hypersthenic

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

b. Heart

Which body structure is located within the thoracic cavity? a.Liver b.Heart c.Gallbladder d.Urinary bladder

Flat

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

Short

Which bone classification is the trapezium?

Irregular

Which bone classifications are vertebrae?

Tibia

Which bone has a medullary cavity?

Diarthroses

Which functional classification of articulations are synovial joints?

Metacarpophalangeal

Which joint is an example of an ellipsoid joint?

Midsagital

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

Righter lower quadrant

Which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located?

Hypogastrium

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

Fibrous

Which structural classification of articulations are cranial sutures?

Cartilaginous

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

a. Skull

Which structure belongs to the axial skeleton? a.Skull b.Lower limb c.Upper limb d. Pelvic girdle

Foramen

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

Contralateral

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

Open

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

b.Recumbent

Which term refers to a general body position? a.Axial b.Recumbent c.Tangential d.Left anterior oblique

Styloid

Which term refers to a long, pointed process?

Abduction

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

Projection

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

Physiology

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

Arthrology

Which term specifically refers to the study of the joints?

Flexion and Extension

Which type of movement occurs in a hinge joint?

T10

Which vertebra is located at the level of the xiphoid process?