Chapter 6 Test

Question 0

What type of bone forms most of the epiphysis of long bones and consists of trabeculae that surround spaces filled with red bone marrow?

Answer 0

Spongy

Question 1

Which 3 bones fuse together to form the hip bones?

Answer 1

Ilium, ischium, pubis

Question 2

What name is given to the formation of bone?

Answer 2

Ossification

Question 3

Which bone is the only movable one in the skull?

Answer 3

Mandible

Question 4

The ribs and cranial bones are classified as what type of bone?

Answer 4

Flat

Question 5

As the skeletal system ages, bones become ______ brittle, ______ calcium, ______ mass, and ______ collagen fiber production.

Answer 5

More, lose, lose, decrease

Question 6

What condition results from a sideways bending of the vertebral column?

Answer 6

Scoliosis

Question 7

What are the units of structure in compact bone with little space between them?

Answer 7

Osteon

Question 8

In a typical long bone, what type if cartilage is the articular cartilage composed of?

Answer 8

Hyaline

Question 9

What bones make up the pectoral girdle?

Answer 9

Scapula and clavicle

Question 10

Yellow bone marrow is located in the ______ of a bone and consists mainly of _____.

Answer 10

Diaphysis, adipost

Question 11

Compared to a male skeleton, bones of a female skeleton are (lighter, heavier), have (more, less) prominent markings for muscle attachment, have (larger, smaller) articular ends, and have a pelvis that is (wider, shallower)

Answer 11

Lighter, less, smaller, wider and shallower

Question 12

What bone disorder occurs when bone destruction outpaces bone formation due to the depletion of calcium?

Answer 12

Osteoporosis

Question 13

What name is given to the 7 pairs if rubs that attach directly to the sternum by means of costal cartilage?

Answer 13

True ribs

Question 14

What name is given to the center if an osteon that carries blood vessels longitudinally through the bone?

Answer 14

Central Haversian canal

Question 15

What bone is the largest, strongest, and heaviest?

Answer 15

Femur

Question 16

What name is given to the shaft of a bone?

Answer 16

Diaphysis

Question 17

The bones of the thighs, forearms, and fingers are classified as what type of bone?

Answer 17

Long bone

Question 18

What is the neck vertebrae called?

Answer 18

Cervical

Question 19

In an osteon, what name is given to the rings of hard, calcified matrix that surrounds the central canal?

Answer 19

Concentric canal

Question 20

In an osteon, what name is given to the tiny channels connecting the central canal to lacunae?

Answer 20

Canaliculi

Question 21

What is the hole in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes?

Answer 21

Foramen magnum

Question 22

Where does bone growth occur in a long bone?

Answer 22

Epiphyseal plate

Question 23

The nasal bone, maxilla, and mandible are part of what group of bones?

Answer 23

Facial

Question 24

What method of ossification forms most bones?

Answer 24

Endochondral

Question 25

Cleft palate occurs when what bones fail to unite?

Answer 25

Maxillae

Question 26

What is the region of a long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis?

Answer 26

Metaphysis

Question 27

Which bone located under the jaw does not articulate with any other bone?

Answer 27

Hyoid

Question 28

What are the scroll-like bones in the nasal cavity whose job it is to filter air before it gets to the lungs?

Answer 28

Conchae

Question 29

What are the "soft spots" in the cranium of a child that are not yet completely ossified?

Answer 29

Fontanelles

Question 30

What name is given to the spaces in compact bone that contain osteocytes?

Answer 30

Lacunae

Question 31

To what group of bones does the temporal bone belong?

Answer 31

Cranial

Question 32

What name is given to the membrane that lines the medullary cavity?

Answer 32

Endosteum

Question 33

What type of cell builds bone tissue?

Answer 33

Osteoblasts

Question 34

What is the type of cell that destroys bones?

Answer 34

Osteoclasts

Question 35

What is the name for the immovable joint in the skull formed where skull bones fuse together?

Answer 35

Suture

Question 36

What cranial bone has a shape that resembles a bat?

Answer 36

Sphenoid

Question 37

What is the part of the bone that contains water, collagen, and minerals like calcium?

Answer 37

Matrix

Question 38

What are th cells that develop into osteoblasts?

Answer 38

Osteogenic cells

Question 39

What major division of the skeleton do the pectoral and pelvic girdles belong?

Answer 39

Appendicular

Question 40

What are the functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 40

``` Support Protection Produced blood cells Movement Mineral homeostasis ```