Anatomy Chapters 3 & 4

Question 0

Complications of a long bone fracture

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Blood clot, infection, injury to major blood vessels,

Question 1

Growth hormone is produced by the

Answer 1

Anterior pituitary

Question 2

Bone that is mostly solid with a few spaces

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Compact bone

Question 3

Bone that is made up of a lacy network of bony rods called trabeculae

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Cancellous

Question 4

Bony rods that make up cancellous bone and are oriented to increase weight-bearing capacity of long bones

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Trabeculae

Question 5

The portion of the skeleton that includes the torso

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Axial skeleton

Question 6

The soft spot in the skull of a newborn and infant where the sutures of the skull have not yet grown together

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Fontanels

Question 7

The bones that function in hearing and are located deep within cavities of the temporal bone

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Auditory ossicles

Question 8

What are the three auditory ossicle bones found in the middle of the ear

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Malleus, incus, and stapes

Question 9

A depression in the middle of the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

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Sella turcica

Question 10

An endocrine gland, located in the sella turcica of the brain, responsible for the directly or indirectly affecting all body functions

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Pituitary gland

Question 11

Bruising over the mastoid process, usually from basilar skull fracture

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Battles sign

Question 12

The nasal cavity pretudes from the

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Lateral wall. Posterior to the nasal cavity is the nasopharynx

Question 13

Plates of shiny connective tissue that are lubricated by synovial fluid to provide a slippery surface over which bones may move freely

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Cartilage

Question 14

Mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions. Contains type 1 collagen and has elasticity to the ladder

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Fibrocartilage

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Spine is the shape of an

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S

Question 16

The location where the atlas articulates with the occipital condyles

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Atlanto-occipital joint

Question 17

Abnormal condition characterized by pain in the jaw and difficulty chewing and talking.

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TMJ

Question 18

Two pairs of ribs floating are held in place by? Also have no attachment to the sternum

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Cartilage

Question 19

The point at which the clavicle attaches to the acromion process

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Acromioclavicular joint (AC joint)

Question 20

The distal end of the tibia, which forms the medial side of the ankle joint

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Medial malleoulus

Question 21

An enlargement of the distal end of the fibula, which forms the lateral wall of the ankle joint

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Lateral malleoulus

Question 22

Occipital bone

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Back of the head

Question 23

The area below the coccygeus and levator ani muscles, which form the floor of the pelvis

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Perineum

Question 24

Bones found in the hand, wrist bones. (Some lovers try positions that they can’t handle

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Carpals: scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

Question 25

What articulates with the Glenoid fossa

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Shoulder joint, or ball-and-socket in which the head of the humerus

Question 26

The distal end of the nerve fiber in the neuromuscular junction

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Presynaptic terminal

Question 27

Any of the repeating structural units of striated muscle fibrils

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Sarcomeres

Question 28

Fractures in the cribriform plate result in leakage of ______________ into the nose

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Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 29

__________ levels play a significant factor in slowing bone deterioration and osteoporosis

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Calcium

Question 30

What is the byproduct of lactic acid

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Pyruvic acid

Question 31

The five sacral vertebrae, which are fused together to form the posterior portion of the pelvic structure

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Sacrum