Final

Question 1

When a ballerina points the toes its known as

Answer 1

a plantar flexion

Question 2

The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to

Answer 2

the feet

Question 3

Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to

Answer 3

provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints

Question 4

A fibrous joint that is peg-in-socket is called a

Answer 4

gomphosis joint

Question 5

Which of the following is (are) not the function(s) of the skeletal system

Answer 5

communication

Question 6

The structure of bone tissue suits its function. Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress

Answer 6

compact bone

Question 7

Which of the following statements defines synchondroses

Answer 7

cartilaginous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the ends of bones

Question 8

Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of

Answer 8

hyperextension

Question 9

the structural unit of compact bone is

Answer 9

the osteon

Question 10

On the basis of structural classification, which joint is fibrous connective tissue

Answer 10

syndesmosis

Question 11

The small spaces in bone tissue that are holes in which osteocytes live are called

Answer 11

lacunae

Question 12

select the correct statement concerning the location of blood-forming tissue

Answer 12

the sternum (breastbone) is a good source of blood-forming tissue

Question 13

For intramembrous ossification to take place, which of the following is necessary

Answer 13

an ossification center forms in the fibrous connective tissue

Question 14

bones are covered and lines by a protective tissue called periosteum. The inner (osteogenic) layer consists primarily of

Answer 14

osteoblasts and osteoclasts

Question 15

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the

Answer 15

diaphysis

Question 16

Which hormone increases osteoclast activity to release more calcium ions into the bloodstream

Answer 16

parathyroid hormone

Question 17

Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are

Answer 17

amphiarthroses

Question 18

an immovable joint found only between skull bones is called a

Answer 18

suture

Question 19

The most abundant skeletal cartilage type is

Answer 19

hyaline

Question 20

The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (the Haversion canal) is the site of

Answer 20

blood vessels and nerve fibers

Question 21

The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is

Answer 21

osteoblast

Question 22

The gliding motion of the wrist is accomplished because of the

Answer 22

plane joint

Question 23

Yellow bone marow contains a large percentage of

Answer 23

fat

Question 24

When one is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane, it is called

Answer 24

abduction

Question 25

In the classification of joints, which of the following is true

Answer 25

All synovial joints are freely movable.

Question 26

If a patient was suffering from bursitis, this condition would be designated as an inflammation of

Answer 26

small sac containing fluid

Question 27

Which of these joint types affords uniaxial movement

Answer 27

hinge

Question 28

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in embryos

Answer 28

hyaline cartilage

Question 29

Spongy bones are made up of a framework called

Answer 29

trabeculae

Question 30

Wolff’s law is concerned with

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the thickness and shape of a bone being dependent on stresses placed on it

Question 31

tendon sheaths

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act as friction-reducing structures

Question 32

Prescence of a synovial cavity, articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and ligaments are characteristics of what type of joint

Answer 32

hinge joint

Question 33

Which of the following glands or organs produces hormones that tend to decrease blood calcium levels

Answer 33

thyroid

Question 34

Osteogenesis is the process of

Answer 34

bone formation

Question 35

in the epipheseal plate cartilage grows as

Answer 35

by pushing the epiphysis away from the diaphysis

Question 36

a long bone forms by a process know as

Answer 36

Endochondral ossification

Question 37

blood cell formation is called

Answer 37

hemopoiesis

Question 38

The hip joint, like the shoulder joint is a

Answer 38

ball and socket joint

Question 39

Turning the foot medially at the ankle would be called

Answer 39

inversion

Question 40

Using the functional classification, a freely movable joint would be called a

Answer 40

diathrosis joint