Question 1

When typing on the keyboard of a computer, your forearm is in supination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which bones fuse to form the lambdoid suture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Occipital bone and frontal bone
B)   Occipital bone and parietal bones
C)   Parietal bones and frontal bone
D)   Temporal bones and parietal bones
E)   Left and right parietal bonesF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The parietal bones and frontal bone join at which suture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Squamous suture
B)   Lambdoid suture
C)   Sagittal suture
D)   Coronal sutureE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which bone forms by intramembranous ossification?

Accepted Answer

A)   Zygomatic
B)   Radius
C)   Axis
D)   Hamate
E)   First metatarsalF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The appendicular skeleton consists of the parts that support and protect the head, neck, and trunk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which bones contain depressions called the mandibular fossae?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parietal bones
B)   Occipital bones
C)   Temporal bones
D)   Frontal bones
E)   Maxillary bonesF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Osteoclasts are large cells that cause the breakdown of bone tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The vertebral column contains __________ thoracic vertebrae.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The vertebral column contains __________ thoracic vertebrae....

Question 9

What two bones, one on the left and one on the right, fuse to form the sagittal suture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Parietal bones
B)   Occipital bones
C)   Temporal bones
D)   Frontal bones
E)   Maxillary bonesF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

What is the name of the numerous branching bony plates located in spongy bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trabeculale
B)   Articular cartilage
C)   Lamellae
D)   LacunaeE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

What bone articulates with the tibia, patella, and coxal bones?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humerus
B)   Fibula
C)   Hyoid
D)   Femur
E)   SacrumF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

During endochondral bone formation, the secondary ossification center never begins to form. What will the developing bone look like?

Accepted Answer

A)   The bone will remain in its cartilaginous model form.
B)   The bone will remain cartilaginous in the middle (the diaphysis)  until adulthood, when the cartilage will ossify.
C)   No epiphyseal plate will exist between the two formed ossification centers.
D)   The ends (epiphyses)  of the bone will remain cartilaginous during development until adulthood, when the cartilage will ossify.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The ___________ is the thin layer of cells that lines the medullary cavity within a long bone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________ is the thin layer of...

Question 14

Which of the following describes the female pelvis compared to that of the male?

Accepted Answer

A)   The distance between the female ischial tuberosities is less.
B)   The distance between the female ischial spines is greater.
C)   The female sacrum curves more anteriorly.
D)   The female pelvic cavity is narrower.
E)   The female coccyx is less movable.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following terms and descriptions is correctly paired?

Accepted Answer

A)   Extension - Bending the leg at the knee or decreasing the angle between the femur and tibia
B)   Adduction - Lifting the upper limb horizontally to form a right angle with the side of the body or moving a part away from the midline
C)   Pronation - Turning the hand so the palm is downward or facing posteriorly (in anatomical position) 
D)   Retraction - Moving a part forward or thrusting the head forward
E)   Elevation - Lowering a part or drooping the shouldersF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The region where blood vessels and osteoblasts invade the disintegrating cartilage model at the end of a long bone is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a primary ossification center
B)   an epiphyseal plate
C)   the medullary cavity
D)   a secondary ossification centerE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The zygomatic arch is composed of processes of which two bones?

Accepted Answer

A)   Zygomatic and temporal bones
B)   Zygomatic and maxilla bones
C)   Maxilla and temporal bones
D)   Temporal and parietal bones
E)   Zygomatic and sphenoid bonesF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

What bone contains the greater and lesser tubercles, the olecranon fossa, and the deltoid tuberosity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humerus
B)   Scapula
C)   Clavicle
D)   Femur
E)   UlnaF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Cervical vertebrae can be distinguished from other types by the presence of what bony features?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transverse foramina
B)   Transverse processes
C)   Articulating processes
D)   Vertebral foramina
E)   Intervertebral discsF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

What are the cells called that are responsible for removing excess bone tissue after the fracture repair process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fibroblasts
B)   Chondrocytes
C)   Osteoblasts
D)   Osteoclasts
E)   OsteocytesF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Exam 7: Skeletal System

The ___________ is the thin layer of cells that lines the medullary cavity within a long bone.

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What bone contains the greater and lesser tubercles, the olecranon fossa, and the deltoid tuberosity?

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What are the cells called that are responsible for removing excess bone tissue after the fracture repair process?

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Which bones contain depressions called the mandibular fossae?

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What bone articulates with the tibia, patella, and coxal bones?

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The region where blood vessels and osteoblasts invade the disintegrating cartilage model at the end of a long bone is called __________.

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What is the name of the numerous branching bony plates located in spongy bone?

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Which bone forms by intramembranous ossification?

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The appendicular skeleton consists of the parts that support and protect the head, neck, and trunk.

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Cervical vertebrae can be distinguished from other types by the presence of what bony features?

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Which of the following terms and descriptions is correctly paired?

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Osteoclasts are large cells that cause the breakdown of bone tissue.

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During endochondral bone formation, the secondary ossification center never begins to form. What will the developing bone look like?

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The zygomatic arch is composed of processes of which two bones?

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The parietal bones and frontal bone join at which suture?

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Which of the following describes the female pelvis compared to that of the male?

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The vertebral column contains __________ thoracic vertebrae.

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What two bones, one on the left and one on the right, fuse to form the sagittal suture?

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When typing on the keyboard of a computer, your forearm is in supination.

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Which bones fuse to form the lambdoid suture?

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